Publications by authors named "Grace Wamue Ngare"
Objective: To estimate the economic cost of GBV from the perspective of a women survivor who sought help from two identified programs (Makueni GBVRC and Life Bloom Services International [LBSI]).
Design: A mixed method research design combining qualitative and quantitative approaches. SITE: Makueni GBVRC in Makueni County, overseen by the Makueni County government, and LBSI in Naivasha, Nakuru County, a non-profit organization devoted to serving local communities.
Objectives: Among youth in Nairobi, we (1) characterised fertility and contraceptive use dynamics by gender; (2) estimated pregnancy prevalence over the pandemic; and (3) assessed factors associated with unintended pandemic pregnancy for young women.
Design: Longitudinal analyses use cohort data collected at three timepoints prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic: June to August 2019 (pre-pandemic), August to October 2020 (12-month follow-up) and April to May 2021 (18-month follow-up).
Setting: Nairobi, Kenya.
Background: Gender disparities in time use contribute to poor outcomes in women. Large-scale disruptions can affect time use. The objectives of this study were to characterize time use across the pandemic by gender and to assess how gender associates with 2021-time use, overall and by 2020 economic dependency status.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Access to menstrual hygiene products enables positive health for adolescent girls and young women (AGYW). Among AGYW in Nairobi, Kenya, this prospective mixed-methods study characterised menstrual health product-access challenges at two time points during the COVID-19 pandemic; assessed trajectories over the pandemic; and examined factors associated with product-access trajectories.
Methods: Data were collected from an AGYW cohort in August-October 2020 and March-June 2021 (n=591).
Article Synopsis
- Adolescent girls and young women in Nairobi, Kenya face significant and persistent intimate partner violence (IPV), with rates remaining around 17% throughout a study period that included the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The study, which surveyed 612 AGYW across three time points (prior to and during the pandemic), found that pandemic stressors such as financial strain and imposed curfews contributed to an increase in IPV instances and complicated help-seeking behaviors.
- Despite these challenges, there were notable increases in help-seeking for IPV and sexual violence, suggesting a growing awareness and response to these issues among AGYW by the end of the study period.
Background: Infectious disease outbreaks like COVID-19 and their mitigation measures can exacerbate underlying gender disparities, particularly among adolescents and young adults in densely populated urban settings.
Methods: An existing cohort of youth ages 16-26 in Nairobi, Kenya completed a phone-based survey in August-October 2020 (n = 1217), supplemented by virtual focus group discussions and interviews with youth and stakeholders, to examine economic, health, social, and safety experiences during COVID-19, and gender disparities therein.
Results: COVID-19 risk perception was high with a gender differential favoring young women (95.