| dc.contributor.author | Mutai, Christopher | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ombachi, Nicholas | |
| dc.contributor.author | Simiyu, Ruth | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-12-14T11:52:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-12-14T11:52:48Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-12-31 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://nacada.go.ke/sites/default/files/AJADA/AJADA%204%20-%20Public%20Health%20in%20Urban%20Spaces_%20Vulnerability%20of%20Youth%20to%20Drug%20Abuse%20in%20Nairobi%E2%80%99s%20Mukuru%20Kwa%20Njenga%20informal%20settlement%2C%20Kenya.pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://ir-library.mmust.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/1809 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Rising urban population, deprivation,
Poverty, shifting family practices and lack
of opportunities for young people are widely
recognized as key factors influencing the
increasing indulgence of young people in
crime and drug abuse (UN Habitat, 2007).
The study sought to assess the vulnerability
of youth in slums to drugs; specifically,
Mukuru Kwa Njenga in Nairobi. The study is
based on Vested Interest Theory (VIT). The
interests of the individual postulate that an
attitude toward objects allows for a number
of responses and courses of action, in order to
balance motivation and decision to behave
in an efficient fashion. This research is a
cross-sectional descriptive design to assess
the vulnerability of youth in slums to drugs
and more specifically Mukuru Kwa Njenga in
Nairobi The study population was the youth
both in and out of school in Mukuru kwa
Njenga informal settlements. For this study
purposive sampling, snowballing and simple | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | African Journal of Acohol and Drug | en_US |
| dc.subject | Public, Health, Urban, Spaces, Vulnerability, Youth , Drug, Abuse, Informal Settlements | en_US |
| dc.title | Public Health in Urban Spaces; Vulnerability of Youth to Drug Abuse in Nairobi’s Mukuru Kwa Njenga Informal Settlements, Kenya | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
