Population-based socio-demographic household assessment of livelihoods and health among communities in Migori County, Kenya over multiple timepoints (2021, 2024, 2027): A study protocol

PLoS One. 2021 Aug 25;16(8):e0256555. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256555. eCollection 2021.

Abstract

Migori County is located in western Kenya bordering Lake Victoria and has traditionally performed poorly on important health metrics, including child mortality and HIV prevalence. The Lwala Community Alliance is a non-governmental organization that serves to promote the health and well-being of communities in Migori County through an innovative model utilizing community health workers, community committees, and high-quality facility-based care. This has led to improved outcomes in areas served, including improvements in childhood mortality. As the Lwala Community Alliance expands to new programming areas, it has partnered with multiple academic institutions to rigorously evaluate outcomes. We describe a repeated cross-sectional survey study to evaluate key health metrics in both areas served by the Lwala Community Alliance and comparison areas. This will allow for longitudinal evaluation of changes in metrics over time. Surveys will be administered by trained enumerators on a tablet-based platform to maintain high data quality.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Family Characteristics*
  • Health*
  • Humans
  • Kenya / epidemiology
  • Residence Characteristics*
  • Sample Size
  • Sociodemographic Factors*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Time Factors

Grants and funding

The authors received no specific funding for this work. The research is funded out of the operating budget of the Lwala Community Alliance.