The adoption of wearable technology for diabetes monitoring among urban youth in Nairobi slums has been limited despite its potential benefits. A comparative study using qualitative ethnographic methods was conducted among 100 participants aged between 10 and 24 years in five selected Nairobi slum areas. Wearable tech adoption rates were found to be significantly higher (37%) among youth with family members who owned smartphones compared to those without, indicating a strong correlation between smartphone ownership and tech device use for diabetes monitoring. The study highlights the importance of socioeconomic factors in the adoption of wearable technology for health management by urban youth in slum areas. Health education programmes should be tailored to include information on the benefits and accessibility of wearable devices for diabetes management, particularly targeting families with smartphone ownership. Model estimation used =argmin_ᵢ (yᵢ, f_ (xᵢ) ) +₂², with performance evaluated using out-of-sample error.
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