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9.6 percentage_pointsEstimated population prevalence of blood pressure ≥140/90 mmHg decreased by 9.6 percentage points (95% CI 8.6%, 10.6%) from baseline to year 1 in eight rural communities in Uganda and Kenya.

Kenyahypertension artériellepublished 2025Journal of the International AIDS SocietyPubMeddocument of 11 observations

35.7 %35.7% of bacterial isolates from urinary tract infections among adult HIV-positive outpatients at Embu County Referral Hospital, Kenya, were carbapenemase producers in January–February 2023.

Kenyainfection urinaireobserved January to February 2023published 2025BMC microbiologyPubMeddocument of 16 observations

25.3 %In 1990, 25.3% of 1,000-person communities in western Kenya were HIV prevalence outliers.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 1990published 2025PLoS computational biologyPubMeddocument of 2 observations

11.2 %The predominant malaria vector was Anopheles funestus sensu lato, which had an overall dye feeding rate of 11.2%.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025PloS onePubMeddocument of 6 observations

81 %After two, four and eight treatment rounds, the mean CFA intensity was reduced by 81%, 94% and 98%, compared with pre-treatment.

Kenyacirculating filarial antigen (CFA) · Wuchereria bancrofti infectionpublished 2005Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygieneeurope_pmcdocument of 7 observations

33.3 yearsThe mean age of the 9,026 smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis/HIV co-infected patients aged 15–49 years in Kenya between 2012 and 2015 was 33.3 years.

Kenyatuberculose · VIH/sidaobserved 2012-2015published 2020PloS onePubMeddocument of 6 observations

81 %Prevalence of hookworm infection among school children in the Tana River delta of coastal Kenya was 81%.

Kenyaankylostomiasepublished 2016BMC infectious diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations

6 minutesThe median time spent per male sex partner traced on phone was 6 minutes.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2022BMC health services researchPubMeddocument of 13 observations

57.9 %Among 1904 adolescents and young adults with HIV in Western Kenya, 57.9% were female.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2025AIDS (London, England)PubMeddocument of 5 observations

0.7 %Among 422 eligible patients with newly diagnosed HIV-related Kaposi sarcoma in Uganda and Kenya, patient re-location was the reason for not performing rapid case ascertainment in 0.7% of cases.

KenyaHIV-related Kaposi sarcomapublished 2021Cancer epidemiologyPubMeddocument of 7 observations

52 %Only 52% (n = 132) of the surveyed adolescents living with HIV aged 15–19 years in Kiambu and Nakuru Counties, Kenya reported receiving their last viral load result.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2025The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACPubMeddocument of 4 observations

6 %Malaria prevalence in Kenya is 6%.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2023Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 8 observations

5.8 %CMV viremia levels ≥ 1000 IU/mL were found in 5.8% of children.

KenyaCMV viremiapublished 2022The Journal of infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 4 observations

HIV infection is higher in men who have sex with men and female sex workers than in the general adult population in Nairobi, Kenya.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2020PloS onePubMeddocument of 7 observations

72 %Among 331 index and partner participants living with HIV who were not on ART at enrolment, 238 (72%) were taking ART at 6-month follow-up.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 6-month follow-uppublished 2024The Lancet. Global healthPubMeddocument of 7 observations

51.6 %1808 (51.6%) of the 3501 clients were receiving care in Nairobi County.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved between July 2017 and December 2019published 2023AIDS (London, England)PubMeddocument of 5 observations

2.6 %Anopheles pharoensis accounted for 2.6% of the collected female Anopheles mosquitoes in Kisumu city, Kenya.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 26 observations

5.2 %In Kwale County, using PCR diagnosis, the malaria positivity rate was 5.2% in pregnant women seeking healthcare services at rural health facilities.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2021PloS onePubMeddocument of 15 observations

-0.792 correlation_coefficientHaemoglobin concentration correlated negatively with red cell distribution width in malaria-infected children with HbSS genotype (r = -0.792, P = 0.002).

Kenyapaludismepublished 2021BMC infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 13 observations

1.3 %Case fatality among malaria patients at tea estates in the western highlands of Kenya increased from 1.3% to 6%.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2000Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygieneeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.1016/s0035-9203(00)90310-9

8.6 odds_ratioBeing referred to another facility for emergency obstetric services was associated with obstetric fistula (OR = 8.6, 95% CI = 2.7–27).

Kenyaobstetric fistulaobserved 2010published 2013BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthOpenAlexdocument of 6 observationsDOI 10.1186/1471-2393-13-56

10 %HIV prevalence among female sex workers in Mombasa was about 10%.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2020International journal of STD & AIDSeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

75.7 %Microbial contamination was cited as a dimension of water insecurity by 75.7% of participants.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2026Journal of water and healtheurope_pmcdocument of 11 observations

18 %Total HIV prevalence was 18.0% in the ANC population in western Kenya in 2018.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 2018published 2023PloS onePubMeddocument of 2 observations

3.9 odds_ratioFetal anomaly cases were associated with an odds ratio of 3.9 for pre-discharge mortality.

Kenyafetal anomalypublished 2023BMC pregnancy and childbirthPubMeddocument of 18 observations