Health disparities across the counties of Kenya and implications for policy makers, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Summary: Background: The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2016 provided comprehensive estimates of health loss globally. Decision makers in Kenya can use GBD subnational data to target health interventions and address county-level variation in the burden of disease....

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Main Authors: Tom Achoki, PhD, Molly K Miller-Petrie, MSc, Scott D Glenn, MSc, Nikhila Kalra, DPhil, Abaleng Lesego, MIHMEP, Gladwell K Gathecha, MS, Uzma Alam, PhD, Helen W Kiarie, MS, Isabella Wanjiku Maina, MPH, Ifedayo M O Adetifa, PhD, Hellen C Barsosio, MSc, Tizta Tilahun Degfie, PhD, Peter Njenga Keiyoro, ProfPhD, Daniel N Kiirithio, MSc, Yohannes Kinfu, PhD, Damaris K Kinyoki, PhD, James M Kisia, MD, Varsha Sarah Krish, BA, Abraham K Lagat, BS, Meghan D Mooney, BS, Wilkister Nyaora Moturi, PhD, Charles Richard James Newton, ProfMD, Josephine W Ngunjiri, Dr PHD, Molly R Nixon, PhD, David O Soti, MD, Steven Van De Vijver, PhD, Gerald Yonga, ProfMD, Simon I Hay, ProfFMedSci, Christopher J L Murray, ProfDPhil, Mohsen Naghavi, ProfMD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X18304728