Qualitative Process Evaluation of a Kenya Malnutrition Program

25 key informant interviews with program implementers, including community health assistants and promoters, provide qualitative data on a malnutrition intervention in Samburu County, Kenya. The data, analyzed thematically, covers training impacts, implementation barriers, and economic support mechanisms from a program active since 2023.

Use Cases

• Analyze qualitative themes on training and mentoring impacts on IMAM knowledge and confidence among CHAs and CHPs.
• Identify reported implementation barriers such as logistical challenges, commodity stockouts, and limited communications infrastructure.
• Evaluate the perceived effect of savings and loan associations on CHP and CHA economic resilience and work motivation.
• Assess challenges related to the use of electronic health information systems versus paper IMAM registers for case monitoring.

Strengths

• Data is derived from 25 structured key informant interviews with diverse program stakeholders.
• Analysis was guided by the established Medical Research Council process evaluation framework.
• The dataset provides specific insights into a program implemented since 2023 in Samburu County, Kenya.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 9.5 KB, containing only qualitative interview data without structured rows or columns.
• The sample is limited to 25 interviewees from a single program, restricting generalizability.
• Data is purely qualitative, requiring thematic analysis rather than quantitative modeling.

Provenance

Source

Monica Nthamba Ng’ang’a via figshare.

Collection Method

Qualitative data from 25 key informant interviews, analyzed thematically using Nvivo software.

Time Range

Program implementation period since 2023; interviews conducted during process evaluation.

Freshness

Last updated March 2026, indicating recent data management.

Geography

Samburu County, Kenya.