Examining the Complex Dynamics Influencing Persistent Acute Malnutrition in Turkana and Samburu Counties – A Longitudinal Mixed Methods Study to Support Community Driven Activity Design, NAWIRI

KENYA, 2021
Health and Well-Being (HaW)

Dr. Estelle M. Sidze, Dr. Faith Thuita

Data file: usaid_nawiri_HHH_samburu_APHRC_baseline

The file contain data related to household demographics, household demographics, socio-economic characteristics, poverty probability index (pp1), household wealth ranking (perception), food consumption, water, hygiene and sanitation (wash), household water insecurity experiences (hwise) scale, hygiene and sanitation, household shocks experienced and social safety nets and economic safety guards.
Cases	599
Variables	404

Variables

HHID

MID

Member ID (Link to roster data)

v004

v009

Livelihood zone

hv101

hv102

hv103

Household Head Occupation

hv104

Main source of HH income

hv201a

hv201b

hv201c

Owns Television

hv201d

hv201e

Owns Mobile Telephone/Non-Mobile Telephone

hv201f

Owns an Electric Iron

hv201g

hv201h

Owns refrigerator

hv201i

Owns Solar Panel

hv201j

hv201k

hv201l

hv201m

hv201n

hv201o

Owns Wall Clock

hv201p

hv201q

Owns DVD Player

hv201r

Owns Cassette or CD Player

hv202a

hv202b

hv202c

Owns Motorcycle

hv202d

Owns An Animal Drawn Cart

hv202e

Owns A Car Or A Truck

hv202f

Owns Agricultural Equipment

hv202g

Owns Fishing Equipment

hv202h

Other (Specify)

hv203

HH receive a cash transfer/social assistance from the govt/NGO?

hv204_1

Reason cash transfer/social assistance: Orphaned Children

hv204_2

Reason cash transfer/social assistance: Elderly Person

hv204_3

Reason cash transfer/social assistance: Persons With Severe Disability

hv204_4

Reason cash transfer/social assistance: Urban Food Subsidy

hv204_5

Reason cash transfer/social assistance: Food Aid

hv204_6

Reason cash transfer/social assistance: Health Voucher

hv204_7

Reason cash transfer/social assistance: Food/Cash For Work

hv204_8

Reason cash transfer/social assistance: School Feeding

hv204_9

Reason cash transfer/social assistance: Hunger Safety Net Programme

hv204_10

Reason cash transfer/social assistance: Supplementary feeding program

hv205

HH MAIN type of cooking fuel

hv206

Place of cooking

hv207

Source of lighting

hv208

hv209

Roofing Material

hv210

hv211

Number of rooms

hv212

hv213

House Ownership

hv214

Does any member of this household have access to any agricultural/grazing land?

hv214i

Is the agricultural/grazing land communally or individually owned?

hv215

Size of agricultural/grazing land (hectares)

hv216

HH currently owns any livestock or poultry

hv217a

Owns local cattle/Indigenous

hv217b

Owns grade cattle

hv217c

hv217d

hv217e

hv217f

hv217g

hv301

Main source of income for the household in the last 4 mons

hv302_1

County of HH residence

hv302_2

Highest educational level that female HHH/spouse reached

hv302_3

Highest Educational level that any member of HH reached

hv302_4

Did the household either purchase/consume/acquire any food

hv302_5

Did the household either purchase/consume/acquire any meat or fish?

hv302_6

Did the household either purchase/consume/acquire any ripe bananas?

hv302_7

Does your household own any towels?

hv302_8

Does your household own any thermos flasks?

hv302_9

Predominant Wall material of the main dwelling

hv302_10

Predominant floor material for the main dwelling

hv303

Acc. to the comm. wealth ranking system, how do people classify your HH?

hv304

How many people in your household earn some income that directly benefits the ho

hv401a

Rely on less preferred and less expensive foods?

hv401b

Borrow food, or rely on help from a friend or relative?

hv401c

Purchase food on credit?

hv401d

Gather wild food, hunt, or harvest immature crops?

hv401e

Consume seed stock held for next season?

hv401f

Send household members to eat elsewhere?

hv401g

Send household members to beg?

hv401h

Limit portion size at mealtimes?

hv401i

Restrict consumption by adults in order for small children to eat?

hv401j

Feed working members at the expense of non-working members?

hv401k

Reduce number of meals eaten in a day?

hv401l

Skip entire days without eating?

hv501

MAIN source of drinking water for the HH

hv502

What is the trekking distance/time to the current MAIN water source?

hv503

Who MAINLY goes to fetch water at your current MAIN water source?

hv504

Does your household do anything to the water to make it safe to drink?

hv505_1

Water treament: Filter Water

hv505_2

Water treament: Boil

hv505_3

Water treament: Water Guard/Aqua Tabs/Other Chemical (Chlorine)

hv505_4

Water treament: Sitting To Settle/ Sedimentation

hv505_5

Water treament: Use Water Filter (Ceramic, Sand, Composite)

hv505_6

Water treament: Pot Filter

hv505_7

Water treament: UV Rays From The Sun/ Solar

hv505_8

Water treament: Sieve Through Cloth

hv505_9

Water treament: Traditional Herb

hv506

When was the last time your household treated water for drinking?

hv507

Where does your household store water for drinking?

hv508

How many 20 litre jerrican of water does your HH NORMALLY use per day

hv509

How much water did your household use YESTERDAY (excluding for animals)?

hv510

In the last 2 weeks, water main source been unavailable at least one day?

hv511

Rate the quality of water from your main source in the last one week?

hv512

Do you USUALLY pay for this water?

hv513

How much per 20 litre jerrican?

hv514a

For household use only

hv514b

For animal use only

hv515

Are there seasonal variations in access to water?

hv516

If YES, which season is short of access to water?

hv517

Household water insecurity experiences: Worried

hv518

Household water insecurity experiences: Interrupt

hv519

Household water insecurity experiences: Clothes

hv520

Household water insecurity experiences: Plans

hv521

Household water insecurity experiences: Food

hv522

Household water insecurity experiences: Hands

hv523

Household water insecurity experiences: Body

hv524

Household water insecurity experiences: Drink

hv525

Household water insecurity experiences: Angry

hv526

Household water insecurity experiences: Sleep

hv527

Household water insecurity experiences: None

hv528

Household water insecurity experiences: Shame

hv529_1

Toilet facility: Toilet facility: Own Flush/Traditional Pit/VIP Toilet

hv529_2

Toilet facility: Toilet facility: Flush Trench Toilet

hv529_3

Toilet facility: Toilet facility: Toilet Without Pit/Working Flush

hv529_4

Toilet facility: Toilet facility: No Facility/Bush/Field/Flying Toilet

hv530

How many households use this toilet facility?

hv531

How far is the toilet facility from the house?

hv532

Does your household pay to use the toilet facility?

hv533

Do you or your household wash hands with clean water?

hv533a

If yes, do you or members of your household wash hands with soap?

hv534_1

Handwashing: After Visiting Toilet

hv534_2

Handwashing: Before Eating

hv534_3

Handwashing: Before Preparing Food

hv534_4

Handwashing: After Handling Child's Waste

hv534_5

Handwashing: Before Feeding A Child

hv535_1

Garbage disposal: Garbage Dump

hv535_2

Garbage disposal: In The River

hv535_3

Garbage disposal: On The Road/In Drainage Or Trench

hv535_4

Garbage disposal: In Private Pit

hv535_5

Garbage disposal: In Public Pit

hv535_6

Garbage disposal: Garbage Disposal Services

hv535_7

Garbage disposal: Burning

hv535_8

Garbage disposal: No Designated Place/All Over

hv601a

Did your household experience [Excessive rains/flooding] within the 4 months?

hv601b

Did your household experience b) Variable rain/drought within the 4 months?

hv601c

Did your HH exp. Livestock disease outbreakwithin the 4 months?

hv601d

Did your HH experience Crop pests' invasion(locust)within the 4 months?

hv601e

Did your HH experience Crop disease outbreak within the 4 months?

hv601f

Did your household experience Weeds outbreak within the 4 months?

hv601g

Did your HH experience Human disease outbreak within the 4 months?

hv601h

Did your HH experience Severe illness within the 4 months?

hv601i

Did your household experience COVID 19 within the 4 months?

hv601j

Did your HH experience Theft/destruction of assets within the 4 months?

hv601k

Did your household experience Theft of livestock within the 4 months?

hv601l

Did your HH experience Domestic violence within the 4 months?

hv601m

Did your household experience Community conflict within the 4 months?

hv601n

Did your household experience Loss of livelihood/laying off within the 4 months?

hv601o

Did your household experience Increased food prices within the 4 months?

hv601p

Did your HH exp decreased prices for agri or livestock prod within the 4 months?

hv601q

Did your HH exp increased prices of agrior livestock inputs within the 4 months?

hv601r

Did your HH experience Loss of land/rental/property within the 4 months?

hv601s

Did your HH experience unemployment for youths within the 4 months?

hv601t

Did your HH experience Loss/death of HH member within the 4 months?

hv601u

Did your household experience Delay in food assistance within the 4 months?

hv601v

Did your HH exp delay in safety net progs or remittances in last the 4 months?

hv601w

Did your household experience Fire within the 4 months?

hv601z

Specify Other type of shockâ€¦

hv602a

Times over the last 4 months has your household experienced the shock(s)?

hv602b

Times over the last 4 months has your household experienced the shock(s)?

hv602c

Times over the last 4 months has your household experienced the shock(s)?

hv602d

Times over the last 4 months has your household experienced the shock(s)?

hv602e

Times over the last 4 months has your household experienced the shock(s)?

hv602f

Times over the last 4 months has your household experienced the shock(s)?

hv602g

Times over the last 4 months has your household experienced the shock(s)?

hv602h

Times over the last 4 months has your household experienced the shock(s)?

hv602i

Times over the last 4 months has your household experienced the shock(s)?

hv602j

Times over the last 4 months has your household experienced the shock(s)?

hv602k

Times over the last 4 months has your household experienced the shock(s)?

hv602l

Times over the last 4 months has your household experienced the shock(s)?

hv602m

Times over the last 4 months has your household experienced the shock(s)?

hv602n

Times over the last 4 months has your household experienced the shock(s)?

hv602o

Times over the last 4 months has your household experienced the shock(s)?

hv602p

Times over the last 4 months has your household experienced the shock(s)?

hv602q

Times over the last 4 months has your household experienced the shock(s)?

hv602r

Times over the last 4 months has your household experienced the shock(s)?

hv602s

Times over the last 4 months has your household experienced the shock(s)?

hv602t

Times over the last 4 months has your household experienced the shock(s)?

hv602u

Times over the last 4 months has your household experienced the shock(s)?

hv602v

Times over the last 4 months has your household experienced the shock(s)?

hv602w

Times over the last 4 months has your household experienced the shock(s)?

hv602z

Times over the last 4 months has your household experienced the shock(s)?

hv603a

How severe was the impact on your household's income over the last 4 months?

hv603b

How severe was the impact on your household's income over the last 4 months?

hv603c

How severe was the impact on your HH's income over the last 4 months?

hv603d

How severe was the impact on your HH's income over the last 4 months?

hv603e

How severe was the impact on your HH's income over the last 4 months?

hv603f

How severe was the impact on your HH's income over the last 4 months?

hv603g

How severe was the impact on your HH's income over the last 4 months?

hv603h

How severe was the impact on your household's income over the last 4 months?

hv603i

How severe was the impact on your HH's income over the last 4 months?

hv603j

How severe was the impact on your household's income over the last 4 months?

hv603k

How severe was the impact on your HH's income over the last 4 months?

hv603l

How severe was the impact on your HH's income over the last 4 months?

hv603m

How severe was the impact on your household's income over the last 4 months?

hv603n

How severe was the impact on your household's income over the last 4 months

hv603o

How severe was the impact on your HH's income over the last 4 months?

hv603p

How severe was the impact on your HH's income over the last 4 months

hv603q

How severe was the impact on your HH's income over the last 4 months?

hv603r

How severe was the impact on your household's income over the last 4 months

hv603s

How severe was the impact on your HH's income over the last 4 months?

hv603t

How severe was the impact on your HH's income over the last 4 months?

hv603u

How severe was the impact on your HH's income over the last 4 months

hv603v

How severe was the impact on your HH's income over the last 4 months

hv603w

How severe was the impact on your household's income over the last 4 months?

hv603z

How severe was the impact on your household's income over the last 4 months?

hv604a

How severe was the impact on your HH's food consumption over the last 4 months?

hv604b

How severe was the impact on your HH's food consumption over the last 4 months?

hv604c

How severe was the impact on your HH's food consumption over the last 4 months?

hv604d

How severe was the impact on your HH's food consumption over the last 4months?

hv604e

How severe was the impact on your HH's food consumption over the last 4 months?

hv604f

How severe was the impact on your HH's food consumption over the last 4 months?

hv604g

How severe was the impact on your HH's food consumption over the last 4 months?

hv604h

How severe was the impact on your HH's food consumption over the last 4 months?

hv604i

How severe was the impact on your HH's food consumption over the last 4 months?

hv604j

How severe was the impact on your HH's food consumption over the last 4 months?

hv604k

How severe was the impact on your HH's food consumption over the last 4 months?

hv604l

How severe was the impact on your HH's food consumption over the last 4 months?

hv604m

How severe was the impact on your HH's food consumption over the last 4 months?

hv604n

How severe was the impact on your HH's food consumption over the last 4 months?

hv604o

How severe was the impact on your HH's food consumption over the last 4 months?

hv604p

How severe was the impact on your HH's food consumption over the last 4 months?

hv604q

How severe was the impact on your HH's food consumption over the last 4 months?

hv604r

How severe was the impact on your HH's food consumption over the last 4 months?

hv604s

How severe was the impact on your HH's food consumption over the last 4 months?

hv604t

How severe was the impact on your household's food consumption over the last 4 m

hv604u

How severe was the impact on your HH's food consumption over the last 4 months?

hv604v

How severe was the impact on your HH's food consumption over the last 4 months?

hv604w

How severe was the impact on your HH's food consumption over the last 4 months?

hv604z

How severe was the impact on your household's food consumption over the last 4 m

hv605a

To what extent has your HH been able to recover over the last 4 months?

hv605b

To what extent has your HH been able to recover over the last 4 months?

hv605c

To what extent has your HH been able to recover over the last 4 months?

hv605d

To what extent has your household been able to recover over the last 4 months?

hv605e

To what extent has your household been able to recover over the last 4 months?

hv605f

To what extent has your household been able to recover over the last 4 months?

hv605g

To what extent has your household been able to recover over the last 4 months?

hv605h

To what extent has your household been able to recover over the last 4 months?

hv605i

To what extent has your HH been able to recover over the last 4 months?

hv605j

To what extent has your HH been able to recover over the last 4 months?

hv605k

To what extent has your household been able to recover from...

hv605l

To what extent has your HH been able to recover over the last 4 months?

hv605m

To what extent has your HH been able to recover over the last 4 months?

hv605n

To what extent has your household been able to recover over the last 4 months?

hv605o

To what extent has your household been able to recover over the last 4 months?

hv605p

To what extent has your household been able to recover over the last 4 months?

hv605q

To what extent has your household been able to recover over the last 4 months?

hv605r

To what extent has your HH been able to recover over the last 4 months?

hv605s

To what extent has your household been able to recover over the last 4 months?

hv605t

To what extent has your household been able to recover over the last 4 months?

hv605u

To what extent has your household been able to recover over the last 4 months?

hv605v

To what extent has your household been able to recover over the last 4 months?

hv605w

To what extent has your household been able to recover over the last 4 months?

hv605z

To what extent has your household been able to recover over the last 4 months?

hv606a

Strategies to cope with shock/stress:Sent livestock in search of pasture

hv606aa

Strategies to cope with shock/stress:Used own savings

hv606b

Strategies to cope with shock/stress:Sold livestock

hv606bb

Strategies to cope with shock:Relied on remittances from a relative that migrate

hv606c

Strategies to cope with shock/stress: Slaughtered livestock

hv606cc

Strategies to cope with shock/stress:Did nothing

hv606d

Strategies to cope with shock/stress: Leased out land

hv606dd

Strategies to cope with shock/stress:Engaged in spiritual efforts

hv606e

Strategies to cope with shock/stress: HH member migrated for work

hv606f

Strategies to cope with shock/stress: Migrate (the whole family)

hv606g

Strategies to cope with shock/stress: Sent children/an adult to stay relatives

hv606h

Strategies to cope with shock/stress: Took children out of school

hv606i

Strategies to cope with shock/stress:Moved to less expensive housing

hv606j

Strategies to cope with shock/stress:Reduced food consumption

hv606k

Strategies to cope with shock/stress: Reduced non-essential HH expenses

hv606l

Strategies to cope with shock/stress: Got food on credit

hv606m

Strategies to cope with shock/stress: Took up new/additional work

hv606n

Strategies to cope with shock/stress: Sold household items

hv606o

Strategies to cope with shock/stress:Sold productive assets

hv606p

Strategies to cope with shock/stress:Took out a loan from a bank

hv606q

Strategies to cope with shock/stress: Took out a loan from a Sacco/savings group

hv606r

Strategies to cope with shock/stress: Took out a loan from a mobile money

hv606s

Strategies to cope with shocks: Took out a loan from the community(bonding)

hv606t

Strategies to cope with shock:Took out a loan from the community(bridging)

hv606u

Strategies to cope with shock/stress:Unconditional gift (bonding)

hv606v

Strategies to cope with shock/stress:Unconditional gift (bridging)

hv606w

Strategies to cope with shock/stress:Sent children to work for money

hv606x

Strategies to cope with shock:Received emergency food aid from the government or

hv606y

Strategies to cope with shock/stress:Received emergency cash transfer

hv606z

Strategies to cope with shock/stress: Participated in food/cash-for-work

hv606zz_spy

Other (Specify)

hv607_1

Effect of flooding/excessive rains: Destruction of Property

hv607_2

Effect of flooding/excessive rains: Destruction of School/Road

hv607_3

Effect of flooding/excessive rains:Disease Outbreak

hv607_4

Effect of flooding/excessive rains:Loss of Lives

hv607_5

Effect of flooding/excessive rains:Livestock Loss

hv607_6

Effect of flooding/excessive rains:Crop Loss

hv607_spy

Other type â€¦ Specify

hv608_1

Effect of drought:Reduced Rainfall Data

hv608_2

Effect of drought:Reduced Vegetation And Its Greenness

hv608_3

Effect of drought:Reduced Water Sources

hv608_4

Effect of drought:Increased Trekking Distance To Water For Cattle

hv608_5

Effect of drought:Reduced Milk Production/Consumption

hv608_6

Effect of drought:Reduced Livestock Body Condition

hv608_7

Effect of drought:Reduced Fish Production

hv608_8

Effect of drought:More Livestock Migration

hv608_9

Effect of drought:More Livestock Deaths

hv608_10

Effect of drought:Decreased Cattle Prices

hv608_11

Effect of drought:Less Crop Production/Decreased Food Stocks

hv608_12

Effect of drought:Increase In Food Prices

hv608_spy

Other type â€¦ Specify

hv609_1

Effect of crop pests' invasion:Destroyed Crop

hv609_2

Effect of crop pests' invasionDestroyed Grazing Grass

hv609_spy

Other type â€¦ Specify

hv610_1

hv610_2

Difficulty/Reduced Earnings/Income

hv610_3

Difficulty in Meeting Survival Threshold for Food

hv610_4

Difficulty in Meeting Survival Threshold for Grazing Land

hv610_5

Decrease Access to Market/Goods/Foods

hv610_6

Decreased in Market Value of Livestock/Farm Products

hv610_7

Increased Debt in The Household

hv610_8

Reduction in Coping Strategies

hv610_spy

Other challenge â€¦ Specify

hv611_1

Action aganist shock: Nothing

hv611_2

Action aganist shock: Increased Savings

hv611_3

Action aganist shock: Put Aside Grains

hv611_4

Action aganist shock: Switched to Different Crop(s)

hv611_5

Action aganist shock: Switched to Different Livestock

hv611_6

Action aganist shock: Added Additional Agricultural Acty

hv611_7

Action aganist shock: Added Additional Non-Agricultural Acty

hv611_8

Action aganist shock: Diversified into Agricultural Livelihood

hv611_9

Action aganist shock: Diversified into Non-Agricultural Acty

hv611_10

Action aganist shock: Changed from Agro to Non Agro Livelihood

hv611_11

Action aganist shock: Changed from Non-Agro to Agro Livelihood

hv611_12

Action aganist shock: Acquired Crop Insurance

hv611_13

Action aganist shock: Acquired Livestock Insurance

hv611_14

Action aganist shock: Acquired Other Insurance

hv611_15

Action aganist shock: Relocated Temporarily

hv611_16

Action aganist shock: Relocated Permanently

hv611a

In the last one week, was there COVID-19 infection in your area/village?

hv612

How do you rate your feeling towards/about COVID-19

hv612a

Feeling towards/about COVID-19:Nervous when I think about current circumstances

hv612b

Feeling towards/about COVID-19: Calm and relaxed

hv612c

Feeling towards/about COVID-19: Worried about my health

hv612d

Feeling towards/about COVID-19: Worried about the health of my family members

hv612e

Feeling towards/about COVID-19:Stressed about leaving my house

hv613

In the last one week,HH missed a meal due to COVID-19 related disruptions?

hv614

In the last one week, did COVID-19 affect your HH livelihood?

hv701

Do you or any other household member regularly save cash?

hv702

Where the savings are primarily held?

hv703

Who primarily decides how savings are used in the household?

hv704

Borrowed money from someone else in the last 4 months?

hv704a

If NO, why not?

hv704a_spy

Other reason â€¦Specify

hv705

What was the source of the loan?

hv706_1

Reason for borrowing money: Purchase Food

hv706_2

Reason for borrowing money: Purchase Other Household Items

hv706_3

Reason for borrowing money: Health Care Expenses

hv706_4

Reason for borrowing money: School Fees

hv706_5

Reason for borrowing money: Invest in Business

hv706_6

Reason for borrowing money: Purchase of Livestock

hv706_7

Reason for borrowing money: Purchase of Farm Inputs

hv706_8

Reason for borrowing money: Personal Needs

hv707

Received any financial support i.e. cash transfer in the last 4 months?

hv708_1

Source of cash transfer: Government Programs (Elderly, OVC)

hv708_2

Source of cash transfer: County Government

hv708_3

Source of cash transfer: Non-Governmental Organisations

hv708_4

Source of cash transfer: Faith Based Organisation/Church

hv708_5

Source of cash transfer: Remittance

hv708_6

Source of cash transfer: Gift

hv709

What was the mode of transfer used for the financial support?

hv710

If from the Government or NGO, how were you selected to get the support?

hv711

Did the financial support, you received, come at the time indicated?

hv712

Days taken for you to receive the financial support?

hv713_1

Reason: Delay in The Organization /Government Financial TransferD

hv713_2

Reason: Network Challenges

hv713_3

Reason: Lack of Transport to Go Pick the Cash Transfer

hv713_4

Reason: Lack of Phone to Know When the Cash Transfer Comes In

hv713_5

Reason: Was Away When the Cash Transfer Came Through

hv714a_1

Govt or NGO programmes: Emergency Food Assistance

hv714a_2

Govt or NGO programmes: Emergency Cash Assistance

hv714a_3

Govt or NGO programmes: Conditional Food Transfer (FFW)

hv714a_4

Govt or NGO programmes: Conditional Cash Transfer (CFW)

hv714a_5

Govt or NGO programmes: Unconditional Food Transfer (Non-Emergency)

hv714a_6

Govt or NGO programmes: Unconditional Cash Transfer (Non-Emergency)

hv714a_7

Govt or NGO programmes: Household Materials and Non-Food Items

hv714a_8

Govt or NGO programmes: Educational Assistance/School Feeding

hv714a_9

Govt or NGO programmes: Agricultural Inputs (Seeds, Fertilizer, Etc.)

hv714a_10

Govt or NGO programmes: Livestock Inputs (Feed, Fodder, Medicine, Etc.)

hv714a_11

Govt or NGO programmes: Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)

hv714a_12

Govt or NGO programmes: Nutrition/Supplemental Feeding

hv715a

Insurance: Livestock

hv715b

Insurance: Crop

hv715c

Insurance: Health

hv716

Have you or does anyone in your household currently have any insurance?

Total: 404