Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2014 [FR308]

Kenya

Demographic and Health Survey

2014

Republic of Kenya

Kenya

Demographic and Health Survey

2014

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics Nairobi, Kenya

Ministry of Health Nairobi, Kenya

National AIDS Control Council Nairobi, Kenya

Kenya Medical Research Institute Nairobi, Kenya

National Council for Population and Development Nairobi, Kenya

The DHS Program, ICF International Rockville, Maryland, USA

December 2015

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The 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (2014 KDHS) was implemented by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics from May 2014 to October 2014 in partnership with the Ministry of Health, the National AIDS Control Council (NACC), the National Council for Population and Development (NCPD), and the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI). Funding for the KDHS was provided by the Government of Kenya with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DfID), the World Bank, the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the German Development Bank (KfW), the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), the World Food Programme (WFP), and the Micronutrient Initiative (MI). ICF International provided technical assistance for the survey through The DHS Program, a USAID-funded project that helps implement population and health surveys in countries worldwide.

Additional information about the 2014 KDHS may be obtained from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), P.O. Box 30266-00100 GPO Nairobi, Kenya; telephone (Nairobi): 3317586/8, 3317612/22, 3317623, 3317651; fax: 3315977; e-mail: directorgeneral@knbs.or.ke, info@knbs.or.ke; website: knbs.or.ke.

Information on The DHS Program may be obtained from ICF International, 530 Gaither Road, Suite 500, Rockville MD, 20850, USA; telephone: 301-407-6500; fax: 301-407-6501; e-mail: info@; website: .

CONTENTS

TABLES AND FIGURES ...........................................................................................................................ix FOREWORD ............................................................................................................................................xvii MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL INDICATORS...................................................................xix SUMMARY OF FINDINGS .....................................................................................................................xxi MAP OF KENYA ....................................................................................................................................xxvi

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INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 1

1.1 History, Geography, and Economy .....................................................................................1

1.1.1 History ...................................................................................................................1

1.1.2 Geography..............................................................................................................1

1.1.3 Economy ................................................................................................................ 1

1.2 Population............................................................................................................................1

1.3 Population and Health Policy Frameworks .........................................................................2

1.3.1 Population Policy Framework................................................................................2

1.3.2 Health Priorities and Programmes .........................................................................3

1.4 Objectives of the Survey......................................................................................................3

1.5 Survey Organisation ............................................................................................................4

1.6 Sample Design.....................................................................................................................5

1.7 Questionnaires .....................................................................................................................5

1.8 Training ...............................................................................................................................7

1.8.1 Training of Trainers ...............................................................................................7

1.8.2 Pretest Activities ....................................................................................................7

1.8.3 Main Training of Field Staff ..................................................................................7

1.9 Fieldwork.............................................................................................................................8

1.10 Data Processing ...................................................................................................................8

1.11 Response Rates....................................................................................................................9

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HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS AND HOUSEHOLD POPULATION ..............................11

2.1 Household Characteristics ................................................................................................. 11

2.1.1 Water and Sanitation............................................................................................12

2.1.2 Housing Characteristics .......................................................................................14

2.1.3 Household Possessions ........................................................................................16

2.2 Household Wealth .............................................................................................................17

2.3 Food Security.....................................................................................................................18

2.4 Hand Washing ...................................................................................................................19

2.5 Household Population by Age and Sex .............................................................................20

2.6 Household Composition .................................................................................................... 21

2.7 Birth Registration ..............................................................................................................22

2.8 Children's Living Arrangements, Orphanhood, and School Attendance ..........................23

2.9 Education of the Household Population ............................................................................25

2.9.1 Educational Attainment .......................................................................................25

2.9.2 School Attendance Ratios ....................................................................................27

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CHARACTERISTICS OF RESPONDENTS .............................................................................31

3.1 Characteristics of Survey Respondents .............................................................................31

3.2 Educational Attainment by Background Characteristics ...................................................34

3.3 Literacy..............................................................................................................................39

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