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73 %At baseline, 44 out of 60 participants living with HIV (73%) were active in care.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2023BMC health services researchPubMeddocument of 12 observations

96.1 %Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) had a sensitivity of 96.1% and specificity of 70.8% when compared with expert microscopy in a nationwide school survey in Kenya.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2012The American journal of tropical medicine and hygieneeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0215

88 %Analysis of 624 isolates revealed that 88% of isolates tested were multi-drug resistant (MDR).

Kenyaantimicrobial resistanceobserved 2015published 2019PloS oneeurope_pmcdocument of 14 observationsDOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0212131

30.5 %Overall, 30.5% of health sciences undergraduates at the University of Nairobi reported prior HIV self-testing use.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2025International journal of STD & AIDSPubMed

8 weeksThe high level of AID in children with uncomplicated malaria was sustained up to 8 weeks after parasite clearance.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)PubMeddocument of 4 observations

16.9 %Of all confirmed Plasmodium falciparum infections, 16.9% were gametocytes.

Kenyagametocyte · paludismepublished 2025Scientific reportsPubMeddocument of 10 observations

4,424 infantsOf 9539 infants tested for HIV, 4424 received point-of-care early infant diagnosis.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2020Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 13 observations

13.67 odds_ratioMothers aged ≥35 years had an odds ratio of 13.67 for low birth weight among neonates born at Thika Level Five Hospital in Kiambu County, Kenya, during July–August 2019.

Kenyafaible poids de naissanceobserved July–August 2019published 2023International Journal of Health SciencesOpenAlexdocument of 7 observationsDOI 10.47941/ijhs.1464

0.7 %HIV prevalence among children aged under 15 years in Kenya was 0.7% in 2018.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 2018published 2022PloS onePubMeddocument of 10 observations

74.2 %74.2% of sequenced SARS-CoV-2 cases in coastal Kenya (782 out of 1,053) yielded genome data identifying 68 PANGO lineages.

KenyaCOVID-19published 2025Longitudinal Epidemiology and Variant Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 in Coastal Kenya (2020 - 2025europe_pmcdocument of 8 observations

39 %Using microscopy, the overall malaria positivity rate was 39.0% in pregnant women and children below five years seeking healthcare services at rural health facilities in Kwale and Siaya counties in Kenya.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2021PloS onePubMeddocument of 15 observations

77 %77% of ovarian cancer cases were of epithelial subtypes.

Kenyaovarian cancerpublished 2024International journal of cancereurope_pmcdocument of 14 observations

26 %Women living with HIV had 26% higher 6-month exclusive breastfeeding prevalence than women without HIV.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2024International breastfeeding journalPubMeddocument of 6 observations

21.4 %Among 1004 febrile children under five screened in public health facilities in Busia and Kisumu Counties, 215 (21.4%) tested positive for P. falciparum alone.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2026Scientific reportsPubMeddocument of 5 observations

98 %Ninety-eight percent of female sex workers in Mombasa County, Kenya reported vaginal intercourse.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2024The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 6 observations

2.47 per_1000_person_yearsIn Nouna, Burkina Faso, the malaria mortality rate was 2.47 per 1,000 person-years.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 1992-2012published 2014Global health actioneurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

HIV prevalence among female sex workers is significantly higher than among women in the general population.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2024BMC public healthPubMeddocument of 9 observations

The most common mutation found on day-0 and at day of recurrence in the Pfmdr1 multidrug resistance marker was at codon 184F.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2016 to 2017published 2020Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 4 observations

93 %When offered an HIV self-test in transactional sex encounters, 93% of partners accepted it.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2020Journal of the International AIDS SocietyPubMeddocument of 15 observations

8,535 cells/µLChildren with endemic Burkitt lymphoma (eBL) and asymptomatic parasitaemia/antigenaemia had a white cell count of 8180–8890 cells/µL.

Kenyaasymptomatic parasitaemia/antigenaemia · endemic Burkitt lymphomapublished 2020Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 9 observations

0.04 kgAmong 3374 people living with HIV on tenofovir DF throughout in rural Kenya, 12-month postswitch weight change was 0.04 kg more than predicted for men.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2023Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 9 observations

7 %The overall prevalence of syphilis was 7% among women with vaginal discharge in Nairobi, Kenya.

Kenyasyphilisobserved 1997published 2000Sexually transmitted infectionseurope_pmcdocument of 9 observations

52 %Plasmodium falciparum prevalence declined sharply from 52.0% to 25.0% between 2001 and 2004 in both Magoda and Mpapayu villages.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2001-2004published 2018Malaria journaleurope_pmcdocument of 10 observations

69 %At enrollment, 69% of participants expected male partners to attend PMTCT appointments.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2021AIDS carePubMeddocument of 7 observations

32 communitiesThe cluster-randomised trial of universal HIV testing and treatment was conducted in 32 rural communities in Kenya and Uganda.

Kenya · OugandaVIH/sidapublished 2022The Lancet. Global healthPubMeddocument of 6 observations