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Safety and Wellbeing

KENYA, 2009
Health and Well-Being (HaW)
African Population and Health Research Center
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Identification

IDNO
APHRC-SWB-2009-1.1
Title
Safety and Wellbeing
Translated Title
ENGLISH
Country
Name Country code
KENYA KEN
Abstract
This study sought to develop an understanding of the dynamics of gender-based violence in urban slums within developing country contexts. The objective of the study was to develop an in-depth understanding of gender-based violence as experienced by women and men in urban slums.This was a comparative study done in two countries with large urban slum populations (Kenya and Bangladesh). While the situation in both countries may be different, the study hopes to draw relevant findings and any similarities, to inform policy and programs in each country. In Kenya this study was conducted in two slums settlements of Korogocho and Viwandani.

The main objective of the study was to develop an in-depth understanding of gender-based violence as experienced by women and men in urban slums. The specific objectives were;



a. To explore the types and forms of violence, that are occurring/that exist among men and women living in slums in Korogocho and Viwandani

b. To explore the experiences and understandings of violence that are occurring/that exist among men and women living in Korogocho and Viwandani

c. To understand men's and women's perceptions of the nature and triggers of violence

d. To examine how men and women cope with the many different levels of violence as experienced in their lives and;

e. To examine the responses of the service delivery sector to violence within informal settlements

Version

Version Notes
Version 1.1, November 2014. Anonymized with DOI and Recommended Citation added.

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
Korogocho and Viwandani, in Nairobi - Kenya
Unit of Analysis
Individuals
Universe
Men and women aged 12-49 years.

Producers and sponsors

Authoring entity/Primary investigators
Agency Name Affiliation
African Population and Health Research Center APHRC
Other Identifications/Acknowledgments
Name Role
Residents of Korogocho and Viwandani Study participants

Sampling

Sampling Procedure
Respondents (200) were randomly selected from Korogocho and Viwandani where APHRC runs a Demographic Surveillance System (DSS).
Response Rate
197 men and women aged 12-49 years were interviewed out of 200. The responses rate is 98.5%.
Weighting
The data were not weighted.

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection (YYYY/MM/DD)
Start date End date
2009-01-24 2009-12-12
Mode of data collection
Face-to-face [f2f]
Supervision
Throughout field work, the Research Officer and Research Assistant did spot-checks and sit-in interviews to ensure that the field staff were handling the questionnaires, consents and referral services appropriately. Weekly meetings were also held at the site offices with the field staff to ensure that issues arising from fieldwork and the questionnaire were adequately handled within the shortest time possible.
Type of Research Instrument
Men's

Screening [Men aged 12-49 years]

This includes all background information; age, gender, ethnicity, marital status, education, income among others



Structural violence

Covers rape, assault, murder, forced marriage and others



Physical violence

Covers beatings from various relations



Referal services

Support servicesv for victims



Women's Questionnaire

Screening [Women aged 15-49 YEARS]

This includes all background information; age, gender, ethnicity, marital status, education, income among others



Structural violence

Covers rape, assault, murder, forced marriage and others



Physical violence

Covers beatings from various relations



Referal services

Support services for victims

Data Processing

Cleaning Operations
Data editing took place at a number of stages throughout the processing, including:

a) Office editing and coding

b) During data entry

c) Structure checking and completeness

d) Secondary editing



Detailed documentation of the editing of data can be found in the "Standard Procedures Manual" document provided as an external resource.



Some corrections are made automatically by the program (80%) and the rest by visual control of the questionnaire (20%).
Other Processing
The data were manually entered using CSPro.

Data access

Contact
Name Affiliation Email URI
African Population and Health Research Center APHRC info@aphrc.org www.aphrc.org
Conditions
All non-APHRC staff seeking to use data generated at the Center must obtain written approval to use the data from the Director of Research. This form is developed to assess applications for data use and facilitate responsible sharing of data with external partners/collaborators/researchers. By entering into this agreement, the undersigned agrees to use these data only for the purpose for which they were obtained (as outlined on this form) and to abide by the conditions outlined below:

1. Data Ownership: The data remain the property of APHRC; any unauthorized reproduction and sharing of the data is strictly prohibited. The user will, therefore, not release nor permit others to use or release the data to any other person without the written authorization from the Center.

2. Purpose: The provided data must be used for the purpose specified in the Data Request Form; any other use not specified in the form must receive additional or separate authorization.

3. Respondent Identifiers: The Center is committed to protecting the identity of the respondents who provide information in its research. All analytical data sets (both qualitative and quantitative) released by the Data Unit MUST are stripped of respondent identifiers to protect the identity of the respondents. By accepting to use APHRC data, the user is pledging that he/she will not, under any circumstance, regenerate the identifiers or permit others to use the data to learn the identity of any individual, household or community included in any data set.

4. Confidentiality pledge: The user will not use nor permit others to use the data to report any information in the data sets that could identify, directly or by inference, individuals or households.

5. Reporting of errors or inconsistencies: The user will promptly notify the Head of the Statistics and Survey Unit any errors discovered in the data as soon as the errors are discovered.

6. Publications resulting from APHRC data: The Center requires external collaborators to work with APHRC staff on all publications resulting from its data. In order to facilitate this, lead authors should send a detailed concept note of the paper (including the background, rationale, data, analytical methods, and preliminary findings) to the Principle Investigator (or Theme Leader) for the project (with a copy to the Director of Research), who will circulate the abstract to concerned researchers for possible expression of interest in participating in the publication as co-authors. Any exception to the involvement of APHRC staff should be approved by the Director of Research, APHRC.

7. Security: The user will take responsibility for the security of the data by ensuring that the data are used and stored in a secure environment where access is password protected. This will ensure that non-authorized people should not have access to the data.

8. Loss of privilege to use data: In the event that APHRC determines that the data user is in violation of the conditions for using the data, or if the user wishes to cancel this agreement, the user will destroy the data files provided to him/her. APHRC retains the right to revoke this agreement or informs publishers to withhold publication of any work based wholly or in part on its data if the conditions for using the data are violated.

9. Acknowledgement: Any work/reports from this data must acknowledge APHRC as the source of these data. For example, the suggested acknowledgement for NUHDSS data is:

"This research uses livelihoods data collected under the longitudinal Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System (NUHDSS) since 2006. The NUHDSS is carried out by the African Population and Health Research Center in two slums settlements (Korogocho and Viwandani) in Nairobi City."

Additionally all funders, the study communities that provided the data, and staff who collected and analyzed or processed the data should be acknowledged.

10. Deposit of Reports/Papers: The user should submit electronic and paper copies of all publications generated using APHRC data to the Policy Engagement and Communications Department, with copies to the Director of Research.

11. Change of contact details: The user will promptly inform the Director of Research of any change in your personal details as contained on this data request form.
Citation requirement
African Population and Health Research Center, Safety and Wellbeing Study, October 2013. APHRC, Nairobi - Kenya. doi:11239/176-2009-007-1.1

Contacts

Contact
Name Affiliation Email
Head Statistics and Survey Unit APHRC datarequests@aphrc.org

Metadata production

Document ID
APHRC-SWB-2009-1.1
Producers
Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
African Population and Health Research Center APHRC APHRC Metadata Producer
Date of Production
2013-10-28
Document version
Version 1.1