Struggling to thrive: how kenyas low-income families try to pay for healthcare

Drawing primarily on Kenya Financial Diaries, this report explores the nature of the healthcare financing challenge for poor Kenyan households, looking at how often the poor seek healthcare, how much they pay for it, how they raise money to finance healthcare spending, how they perceive their health risks and whether the costs of health services deter them from seeking access. Key insights from the Diaries are combined with the latest evidence on healthcare utilization and expenditure from other quantitative and qualitative studies to provide a comprehensive account of how the poor access and pay for healthcare in Kenya.