Table 1 Key demographic and health indicators in the study counties
Indicator | Nairobi County (urban) | Siaya County (rural) | Kenya |
|---|---|---|---|
Population in 2015/16 [37] | |||
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%) |
Poverty rate in 2015/16 [38] | 16.7% | 33.8% | 36.1% |
Population | 70,000 | 255,000 | > 868,472 |
Households | 25,793 | 63,943 | > 173,220 |
Public | 161 | 123 | 4929 |
Non-governmental | 118 | 7 | 347 |
Faith-based | 100 | 16 | 1081 |
Private | 543 | 28 | 3797 |
Utilization of traditional/faith healers/herbalists | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.8% |
Nurses (per 100,000 people) | 53 | 33 | 55 |
Doctors (per 100,000 people) | 14 | 2 | 10 |
Clinical Officers (per 100,000 people) | 6 | 25 | 21 |
Access to health services [37] | |||
Utilization of curative services | 17.3% | 30.6% | 18.0% |
Utilization of promotive/preventive services | 2.4% | 7.3% | 4.2% |
Health facility deliveries | 90.8% | 83.9% | 67.2% |
Measles I & II immunization coverage (0–59 months) | 77.7% | 83.4% | 77.4% |
Health financing | |||
Total government health spending, 2014/15 (per capita in US$) [47] | 34.9 | 76.8 | 66.7 |
Health insurance coverage (2015/2016) [37] | 40.7% | 7.6% | 19.0% |