Abstract: Introduction:The Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates inter-agency group estimates that 149.2 million under-fives are stunted, 45.4 million are wasted and 13.6 million are severely underweight. Fatalities following these adversities are mainly witnessed in low and middle income countries. It is therefore imperative to measure the nutritional status and distribution of nutritional disorders in these communities to inform program planning, and intervention. The Northern Frontier regions in Kenya, beyond the pastoralist lifestyle, face diverse perennial food security problems. Surveys in West Pokot County have shown high prevalence of malnutrition. These surveys are programmatic thus.......
Keywords: Malnutrition, Children aged 6 to 59 months, Pastoralist community
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