Kenya - Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2013-2014

The Kakamega County Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) was carried out in collaboration with the Population Studies and Research Institute (PSRI) of the University of Nairobi, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) as part of the global MICS program. Technical and financial support were provided by the United Nations Children's Fund.The global MICS program was developed by UNICEF in the 1990s as an international household survey program to support countries in the collection of internationally comparable data on a wide range of indicators on the situation of children and women. MICS surveys measure key indicators that allow countries to generate data for use in policies and program, and to monitor progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and other internationally agreed upon commitments.The results of this survey provided requisite baseline information that can be used to facilitate evidence-based planning, budgeting and programming by policymakers and stakeholders at the county levels. The survey will go a long way in encouraging increased demand for use of statistics by policy makers at devolved levels and will ensure that resources at both county and national levels are used most effectively through well-planned projects/programs that will benefit especially the women and children of the three counties.The MICS5 results were critical in gauging milestones achieved in the field of education, nutrition, child development, health for women and children in the three counties and in evaluating the various health based policies that the government has formulated over the years towards achieving the national welfare objectives. The 2013-14 MICS5 data was critical in informing the future planning for the three counties, especially in view of the new constitutional dispensation and Vision 2030. It was anticipated that MICS5 would supplement the data collected during the 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS). In addition the information collected would inform strategic communication for social and behavior change interventions by government and partners including UNICEF. Furthermore the data contributed to the improvement of data and monitoring systems in the three counties. The primary objectives of the Kakamega County survey are:1. To provide up-to-date information for assessing the situation of children and women in Kakamega County.2. To generate data for the critical assessment of the progress made in various areas, and to put additional efforts in those areas that require more attention.3. To furnish data needed for monitoring progress toward goals established in the Millennium Declaration, and other internationally agreed upon goals, as a basis for future action.4. To collect disaggregated data for the identification of disparities, to allow for evidence based policy-making aimed at social inclusion of the most vulnerable. 5. To contribute to the generation of baseline data for the post-2015 agenda.6. To validate data from other sources and the results of focused interventions. 7. To contribute to the improvement of data and monitoring systems in Kenya and to strengthen technical expertise in the design, implementation, and analysis of such systems.

卡库梅加县（Kakamega County）多指标类集调查（Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, MICS）由内罗毕大学人口研究与研究所（Population Studies and Research Institute, PSRI）、肯尼亚国家统计局（Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, KNBS）及联合国儿童基金会（United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF）合作开展，属于全球MICS计划的组成部分。本次调查的技术与资金支持均由联合国儿童基金会提供。
全球MICS计划由联合国儿童基金会于20世纪90年代发起，是一项国际家庭调查项目，旨在支持各国收集涵盖儿童与妇女境况多类指标的国际可比数据。MICS调查可测算关键指标，助力各国生成政策与项目所需数据，并监测其在实现千年发展目标（Millennium Development Goals, MDGs）及其他国际议定承诺方面的进展。
本次调查的成果提供了必要的基线信息，可协助县级政策制定者与利益相关方开展循证规划、预算编制与项目实施。该调查将极大推动下放层级政策制定者提升对统计数据的使用需求，并通过规划周全的项目/方案，确保县与国家两级资源得到最有效利用，尤其惠及三个县的妇女与儿童。
MICS5的调查结果对评估三个县在教育、营养、儿童发展、妇女与儿童健康领域取得的进展至关重要，也可用于评估肯尼亚政府多年来为实现国家福利目标所制定的各项卫生相关政策。2013-2014年的MICS5数据为三个县的未来规划提供了关键指导，尤其是在新宪政体制与《2030年愿景》的背景下。当时预计MICS5将补充2014年肯尼亚人口与健康调查（Kenya Demographic and Health Survey, KDHS）所收集的数据。
此外，所收集的信息可为政府及包括联合国儿童基金会在内的合作伙伴开展社会与行为改变干预的战略传播提供依据。该数据还有助于完善三个县的数据与监测系统。
卡库梅加县本次调查的主要目标如下：
1. 提供最新信息，以评估卡库梅加县的妇女与儿童境况。
2. 生成数据，用于批判性评估各领域取得的进展，并对需要更多关注的领域加大投入力度。
3. 提供所需数据，以监测在《千年宣言》及其他国际议定目标框架下取得的进展，作为未来行动的依据。
4. 收集细分数据，以识别群体差异，助力制定旨在促进最弱势群体社会包容的循证政策。
5. 为2015年后议程生成基线数据作出贡献。
6. 验证其他来源的数据与重点干预措施的实施成果。
7. 助力完善肯尼亚的数据与监测系统，并加强该国在此类系统的设计、实施与分析方面的技术专业能力。