Vol. 6(11), pp. 398-406, November2014 DOI: 10.5897/ J PHE2014.0660 ISSN 2006-9723Article Number:A80EE2047913 Copyright 2014Author(s) retain the copyright of this article http:/ / www.academicjournals.org/ J PHE Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology Full Length Research Paper Prevalence of malnutrition among preschool children (6-59 months) in Western Province, Kenya Isaac Kisiangani1*, Charles Mbakaya2, Anzelimo Makokha1 and Dennis Magu1 1Institute of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Jomo Kenyatta University of agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya, 2Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya Received 20 June, 2014; Accepted 8 September, 2014 Malnutritionbeingoneofthemajorpublichealthproblemsindevelopingcountries,itisstill unacceptablyhighandprogresstoreduceitinmostregionsoftheworldislow.InEasternAfrica region,stuntingandbeingunderweightis estimatedat48and36%andareexpected toincreaseover thenextdecade.Thereislimitedinformationavailableontheprevalenceofmalnutritioninthisarea. This study determined nutritional status, and examined correlates of stunting among the children. This wasacross-sectionalstudyundertakenamong125preschoolersinwesternprovince,drawnfrom37 clusters.Foreachclusteratotalof10householdswereselectedusingsystematicsimplerandom sampling.Datawerecollectedonnutritionalstatus,socioeconomicstatus,foodconsumptionand currentmalariainfectionstatus.Theprevalenceofstunting(Z-scoresforheightforage[HAZ]