Kinship, Nuptiality and Child Outcomes in Kenya (JAMO)

The Jamaa na Afya ya Mtoto (JAMO) study uses a longitudinal, mixed method design to understand the extent to which marriage and kinship support protect child health and well-being in two low-income communities in Nairobi, Kenya. Survey data include innovative measures of the marriage process and kinship structure and support and validated tools to measure maternal mental health, child health and early child development. Six waves of survey data collection and three rounds of qualitative interviews took place between Feb 2022 and Oct 2024 at 6-month (survey) and 12-month (qualitative) intervals in Korogocho and Viwandani. Response Rates: Attrition was very low with 1,117 surviving mothers and 1,122 children remaining in the sample at Wave 6 for a total response rate of 93.7% for mothers and 94.0% for children. Presence of Common Scales: Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CESD-10)
PROTOCOL FOR CHILD MONITORING – INFANT/TODDLER VERSION (PCM-IT)
Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS)
Marital Relationship Quality Scale (MRQ)

Stratified, random Mothers age 18=29 with at least 1 child aged 0-24 months at start of study. Smallest Geographic Unit: household computer-assisted personal interview (CAPI); face-to-face interview; telephone interview;