Summary
A cross sectional survey was conducted by the Division of Asolescent
and School Health (DASH) to assess the health-related knowledge,
attitude, behaviour, demographic and clinical characteristics, as well
as access to services, among the adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in
Kenya. The survey was conducted in 2,953 households where 3,369
adolescents were interviewed in the 44 counties and grouped into 11
regions as seen in the map.
The survey had four objectives:
- To determine the health status of adolescents in Kenya
- To determine the quality of adolescent health services at the health
facilities, schools and the community
- To determine the coverage of adolescent health services
- To determine the barriers and enablers to adolescents accessing
adolescent health services
As at 2019, there were 47,564,296 people in Kenya,of which 11,631,929
(24%) are adolescents (aged 10-19 years).
