Table 3.

Key indices for study counties

County	Marginalizeda/not marginalized	Poverty incidence (headcount ratio)b	Rural/urban	Province	Live births in previous 5 years % delivered by skilled providerc	% children age 12–23 months who are fully vaccinatedc
Homa Bay	Not marginalized	48.4%	Rural agrarian	Nyanza	60.4%	53.7%
Kajiado	Not marginalized	38.0%	Rural nomadic	Rift Valley	63.2%	48.9%
Kituid	Not marginalized	60.4%	Rural agrarian	Eastern	46.2%	52.7%
Kwale	Marginalized	70.7%	Rural agrarian	Coast	50.1%	82.0%
Marsabite	Marginalized	75.8%	Rural nomadic	Eastern	25.8%	66.6%
Meru	Not marginalized	31.0%	Rural agrarian	Eastern	82.8%	78.3%
Nairobid	Not marginalized	21.8%	Urban	Nairobi	89.1%	60.4%
Nyeri	Not marginalized	27.6%	Rural agrarian	Central	88.1%	77.8%
Turkana	Marginalized	87.5%	Rural nomadic	Rift Valley	22.8%	56.7%
Vihiga	Not marginalized	38.9%	Rural agrarian	Western	50.3%	90.9%
National average		45.2%			61.8%	67.5%

^aCounties considered marginalized are those which receive the additional equalization fund for the fourteen most marginalized counties in the country.

^bKenya National Bureau of Statistics. Economic Survey. Nairobi, Kenya; 2014.

^cKenya National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Health, National AIDS Control Council, Kenya Medical Research Institute, National Council for Population and Development. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey: Key Indicators. Nairobi, Kenya; 2014.

^dInterviews also carried out with health workers from sub-county, health facility and community level and interviews with CHVs, CHEWs, their supervisors and FGDs with community members.

^eInterviews also carried out with health workers from sub-county, health facility and community level.