Child acute malnutrition remains high in northern Kenya, especially among older children (ages 3–5). Few individual- and household-level variables are consistently associated with child acute malnutrition, pointing instead to the role of basic drivers that affect communities.
Pastoralism plays a key role in supporting nutrition, food security, and resilience, but faces challenges in adapting to changing pressures. This brief examines the drivers of malnutrition in Isiolo and Marsabit Counties and their implications for policy and programs.
This brief is the last in a series of learning briefs on the mixed-methods USAID Nawiri longitudinal research study, which took place in Marsabit and Isiolo Counties, Kenya, from September 2021 to September 2023. The research study is one component of the USAID Nawiri program implemented by a consortium led by Catholic Relief Services (CRS). The mixed-methods research study is a collaboration between Tufts and Kenyatta Universities, CRS and Caritas.
