How do gender and disability influence the ability of the poor to benefit from pro-poor health financing policies in Kenya? An intersectional analysis

Table 1 County demographic and health indicators

Indicator	County A (Urban)	County B (Rural)	Country
Population 2015/2016 [26, 30]
Total	4,463,000	985,000	45,371,000
Male	2,237,000 (50.1%)	466,000 (47.3%)	22,393,000 (49.4%)
Female	2,226,000 (49.9 %)	519,000 (52.7%)	22,977,000 (50.6%)
Population with any disability	1.2%	5.3%	2.8%
Morbidity	19.2%	33.2%	21.5%
Poverty rate	16.7%	33.8%	36.1%
Home deliveries for under 5	8.8%	13%	31.3%
HDSS
HDSS residents	63,639 [31]	255,000 [32]	824,595 [31,32,33,34,35,36]
Health facilities in 2015 [37, 38]
Public	161	123	4,929
Nongovernmental	118	7	347
Faith-based	100	16	1,081
Private	543	28	3,797
Health Financing
Total government health spending (per capita, KES) (2015) [37, 38]	1,745	1,495	1,585
Health insurance coverage (2015/2016) [26]	40.7%	7.6%	19.0%

ISSN: 1475-9276