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  1. Family Structure and Child Educational Attainment in the Slums of Nairobi, Kenya

    Article • SAGE Open, April 2019, SAGE Publications

    Benta A. Abuya

  2. Mothers’ Education and Girls’ Achievement in Kibera: The Link With Self-Efficacy

    Article • SAGE Open, January 2018, SAGE Publications

    Benta A. Abuya

  3. Moderated effects of risky behavior on academic performance among adolescent girls living in urban slums of Kenya

    Article • Cogent Education, September 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Benta A. Abuya

  4. The Adolescent Girls Initiative-Kenya (AGI-K): study protocol

    Article • BMC Public Health, March 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Benta A. Abuya

  5. Reflections of Teachers in the FPE Era

    Article • SAGE Open, January 2016, SAGE Publications

    Benta A. Abuya

  6. Maternal Education and Immunization Status Among Children in Kenya

    Article • Maternal and Child Health Journal, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Benta A. Abuya

  7. Examining the impact of age on literacy achievement among grade 6 primary school pupils in Kenya

    Article • International Journal of Educational Development, November 2014, Elsevier

    Benta A. Abuya

  8. Association Between Domestic Violence and HIV Serostatus Among Married and Formerly Married Women in Kenya

    Article • Health Care For Women International, October 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Benta A. Abuya

  9. Randomized impact evaluation of education interventions: experiences and lessons from a reading to learn intervention in East Africa

    Article • International Journal of Research & Method in Education, October 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Benta A. Abuya

  10. Trends in childhood mortality in Kenya: The urban advantage has seemingly been wiped out

    Article • Health & Place, September 2014, Elsevier

    Benta A. Abuya, Abdhalah Ziraba

  11. Determinants of educational exclusion: Poor urban girls' experiences in- and out-of-school in Kenya

    Article • Prospects, June 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Benta A. Abuya

  12. Association between mothers' education and grade six children numeracy and literacy in Kenya

    Article • Education 3-13, January 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Benta A. Abuya

  13. When to Randomize: Lessons From Independent Impact Evaluation of Reading to Learn (RtL) Programme to Improve Literacy and Numeracy in Kenya and Uganda

    Article • Peabody Journal of Education, January 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Benta A. Abuya

  14. Inter-generational study of educational achievement in the poor urban areas in Sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from the Nairobi informal settlements

    Article • International Journal of Education Economics and Development, January 2014, Inderscience Publishers

    Benta A. Abuya

  15. Influence of mothers' education on children's maths achievement in Kenya

    Article • Education 3-13, December 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Benta A. Abuya

  16. Why do pupils dropout when education is ‘free’? Explaining school dropout among the urban poor in Nairobi

    Article • Compare A Journal of Comparative and International Education, December 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Benta A. Abuya

  17. Experiences of parents with the Reading to Learn approach: a randomised control trial initiative to improve literacy and numeracy in Kenya and Uganda

    Article • Education 3-13, August 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Benta A. Abuya

  18. Importance of the Media in Scaling-Up HIV Testing in Kenya

    Article • SAGE Open, August 2013, SAGE Publications

    Benta A. Abuya

  19. A Phenomenological Study of Sexual Harassment and Violence Among Girls Attending High Schools in Urban Slums, Nairobi, Kenya

    Article • Journal of School Violence, July 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Benta A. Abuya

  20. Effect of mother’s education on child’s nutritional status in the slums of Nairobi

    Article • BMC Pediatrics, June 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Benta A. Abuya

  21. What explains gender gaps in maths achievement in primary schools in Kenya?

    Article • London Review of Education, March 2012, Institute of Education Press

    Benta A. Abuya

  22. Association Between Education and Domestic Violence Among Women Being Offered an HIV Test in Urban and Rural Areas in Kenya

    Article • Journal of Interpersonal Violence, February 2012, SAGE Publications

    Benta A. Abuya

  23. Educational challenges and diminishing family safety net faced by high-school girls in a slum residence, Nairobi, Kenya

    Article • International Journal of Educational Development, January 2012, Elsevier

    Benta A. Abuya

  24. Communicating HIV/AIDS Through African American Churches in North Carolina: Implications and Recommendations for HIV/AIDS Faith-Based Programs

    Article • Journal of Religion and Health, September 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Benta A. Abuya

  25. Influence of Maternal Education on Child Immunization and Stunting in Kenya

    Article • Maternal and Child Health Journal, September 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Benta A. Abuya