Unmet need for primary healthcare and associated individual and household-level factors in Kenya: results from a national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the prevalence of unmet need for primary healthcare and associated individual and household-level factors in Kenya.

Design

The data for this study are drawn from the 2016 Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey (KIHBS). A multistage sampling technique involving a systematic selection of clusters at the national level and final selection of households was used.

Setting

This study was conducted in Kenya. The KIHBS is a nationally representative survey on a wide range of indicators to assess the progress made in improving the living standards of the population at the national level.

Participants

A total of 9447 households comprising 15 539 household members who reported a sickness or injury over the 4 weeks preceding this survey were includ

SUBMITTER: Otieno PO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8166634 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature