Kenya - Demographic and Health Survey 2014, Kenya

Reference ID

ken-knbs-dhs-2014-v1

Year

2014

Country

Kenya

Producer(s)

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics - Government of Kenya

Sponsor(s)

Government of Kenya - GovKEN - Funded the study
United States Agency for International Development - USAID - Funded the study
United Nations Population Fund - UNFPA - Funded the study
United Kingdom Department for International Development

Collection(s)

Data on Aliments, Tobacco, and Alcohol (DATA) in Africa Project

Created on

Nov 17, 2017

Last modified

Nov 17, 2017

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Overview

Identification

Country

Kenya

Title

Demographic and Health Survey 2014

Subtitle

Kenya

Study Type

Demographic and Health Survey

Series Information

The 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey is the fifth of its kind and follows similar surveys conducted in 1989, 1993, 1998, 2003, and 2008-09. The 2014 KDHS provides information to help monitor and evaluate population and health status in Kenya. In 2014 KDHS, new indicators not collected in previous KDHS surveys, such as noncommunicable diseases, fistula, and men’s experience of domestic violence, are included. Also, it is the first national survey to provide estimates for demographic and health indicators at the county level. Following adoption of a constitution in Kenya in 2010 and devolution of administrative powers to the counties, the new 2014 KDHS data should be valuable to managers and planners.

The 2014 KDHS has specifically collected data to estimate fertility, to assess childhood, maternal, and adult mortality, to measure changes in fertility and contraceptive prevalence, to examine basic indicators of maternal and child health, to estimate nutritional status of women and children, to describe patterns of knowledge and behaviour related to the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, and to ascertain the extent and pattern of domestic violence and female genital cutting. Unlike the 2003 and 2008-09 KDHS surveys, this survey did not include HIV and AIDS testing. HIV prevalence estimates are available from the 2012 Kenya AIDS Indicator Survey (KAIS), completed prior to the 2014 KDHS.

ID Number

ken-knbs-dhs-2014-v1

Version

Version Description

Version 1: Edited, anonymised data for licensed distribution

Overview

Abstract

The 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) was designed to provide information to monitor and evaluate population and health status in Kenya and to be a follow-up to the previous KDHS surveys. In addition, it provides new information on indicators previously not collected in KDHS surveys, such as fistula and men’s experience of domestic violence. The survey also aims to provide estimates for selected demographic and health indicators at the county level.

The specific objectives of the 2014 KDHS were to:

• Estimate fertility and childhood, maternal, and adult mortality

• Measure changes in fertility and contraceptive prevalence

• Examine basic indicators of maternal and child health

• Collect anthropometric measures for children and women

• Describe patterns of knowledge and behaviour related to transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections

• Ascertain the extent and pattern of domestic violence and female circumcision

Kind of Data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Units of Analysis

Households and individuals

Scope

Notes

The 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey covered the following topics:

HOUSEHOLD

• Identification

• Usual members and visitors in the selected households

• Background information on each person listed, such as relationship to head of the household, age, sex, marital status, survivorship and residence of bilogical parents, and highest educational attainment

• Characteristics of the household's dwelling unit, such as the source of water, type of toilet facilities, materials used for the floor, roof and walls of the house, and ownership of various durable goods (these items are used as proxy indicators of the household's socioeconomic status)

• Household food consumption

• Weight and height measurement for children age 0-5

• Weight and height measurement for women age 15-49

INDIVIDUAL WOMAN

• Background characteristics (education, marital status, media exposure, etc.)

• Reproductive history

• Knowledge and use of family planning methods

• Fertility preferences

• Antenatal and delivery care

• Breastfeeding and infant feeding practices

• Vaccinations and childhood illnesses

• Marriage and sexual activity

• Women’s work and husbands’ background characteristics

• Childhood mortality

• Awareness and behaviour regarding HIV and other sexually transmitted infections

• Adult mortality, including maternal mortality

• Domestic violence

• Female circumcision

• Fistula

INDIVIDUAL MAN

• Respondent background characteristics

• Reproduction

• Contraception

• Marriage and sexual activity

• Fertility preferences

• Employment and gender roles

• HIV/AIDS

• Other health issues

Coverage

Geographic Coverage

National coverage

Producers and Sponsors

Primary Investigator(s)

Name	Affiliation
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics	Government of Kenya

Other Producer(s)

Name	Affiliation	Role
Ministry of Health		Collaborated in the implementation of the study
National AIDS Control Council		Collaborated in the implementation of the study
National Council for Population and Development		Collaborated in the implementation of the study
Kenya Medical Research Institute		Collaborated in the implementation of the study
ICF International		Provided technical assistance

Funding

Name	Abbreviation	Role
Government of Kenya	GovKEN	Funded the study
United States Agency for International Development	USAID	Funded the study
United Nations Population Fund	UNFPA	Funded the study
United Kingdom Department for International Development	DfID	Funded the study
The World Bank Group	WBG	Funded the study
Danish International Development Agency	DANIDA	Funded the study
United Nations Children’s Fund	UNICEF	Funded the study
German Development Bank	KfW	Funded the study
Clinton Health Access Initiative	CHAI	Funded the study
World Food Programme	WFP	Funded the study
Micronutrient Initiative	MI	Funded the study

Metadata Production

Metadata Produced By

Name	Abbreviation	Affiliation	Role
Development Data Group	DECDG	The World Bank	Documentation of the DDI

DDI Document Version

Version 2