COVID-19 related knowledge, attitudes, practices and needs of households in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya
Karen Austrian, Jessie Pinchoff, James B. Tidwell, Corinne White, Timothy Abuya, Beth Kangwana, Rhoune Ochako, John Wanyungu, Eva Muluve, Faith Mbushi, Daniel Mwanga, Mercy Nzioki, Thoại D. Ngô
Abstract
Background: Urban slums are at high risk of COVID-19 transmission due to the lack of basic housing, water, and sanitation facilities Overcrowded conditions mak
Topics & Concepts
SanitationInformal settlementsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Environmental healthTransmission (telecommunications)Human settlementSocioeconomicsGeography2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)PandemicMedicineBusinessEconomic growthVirologyOutbreakDiseaseSociologyEconomicsEngineeringPathologyElectrical engineeringInfectious disease (medical specialty)ArchaeologyCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesUrban and Rural Development ChallengesCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts