Spatially varying relationships between birth registration and influencing factors in Kenya, using a suite of geographically weighted regressions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Everyone deserves legal recognition, yet millions of children remain unregistered, with the majority (87%) residing in sub-Saharan Africa and southern Asia. Despite global efforts to improve birth registration coverage, sub-national disparities persist. Across Kenya's 47 counties, birth registration completeness rates varies from nearly 100% to as low as 12.2%, suggesting local contextual factors are important. This study explores the influence of contextual factors on the spatially heterogeneous rates of birth registration in Kenya.

Methods

We utilized data from the 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey. The association between registered births and its determinants (child factors, health care indicators, maternal, household and geographical factors) was asses

SUBMITTER: Robert BN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7618552 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature