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73.9 per_10000The prevalence of ≥1 major congenital abnormality was 73.9 per 10,000 births in the MANGO study.

Kenyamajor congenital abnormalityobserved October 2020 to September 2023published 2025BMJ openPubMeddocument of 7 observations

38.7 %38.7% of women previously screened for cervical cancer underwent screening within the previous year.

Kenyacancer du col de l'utéruspublished 2025BMC women's healthPubMeddocument of 8 observations

20 %Women with bacterial vaginosis only had a 20% lower fecundability (adjusted fecundability ratio 0.80, 95% CI 0.60, 1.07).

Kenyavaginose bactériennepublished 2023Human reproduction (Oxford, England)europe_pmcdocument of 7 observationsDOI 10.1093/humrep/dead172

70 %The incidence of severe malaria from the same community was concentrated among children aged 6 months to 4 years, accounting for 70% of all severe malaria during the 12 months of surveillance.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 12 monthspublished 2020Malaria journaleurope_pmcdocument of 5 observationsDOI 10.1186/s12936-020-03286-6

1 %_per_yearIncidence rates of ovarian cancer have been increasing in all registries except Brazzaville, Congo, where a nonsignificant decline of 1% per year was seen.

Kenyaovarian cancerpublished 2023International journal of cancereurope_pmcdocument of 9 observations

84 %At 6 months, 140 (84%) of 166 participants in the standard of care group had tested for HIV.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 6 monthspublished 2022The lancet. HIVPubMeddocument of 8 observations

8 %Health facility blood smear results led to overtreatment of 8% of patients compared to slide 2 (gold standard).

Kenyapaludismepublished 2026Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 10 observations

152 casesAmong 1050 HIV-positive females, 152 (14%) were ineligible for assisted partner services (aPS).

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved May 2018 to August 2019published 2021Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 12 observations

13.9 %The prevalence of subpatent parasitaemia was 13.9% (95% CI 12.6–15.2%) by strategy B.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2022Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 8 observations

48 %Most PEP clients reported condomless sex (48%, 78/162) in the past 72 hours.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved past 72 hourspublished 2025Journal of the International AIDS SocietyPubMeddocument of 19 observations

8.4 %The prevalence of pre-diabetes was 8.4% in men and 11.6% in women aged 25–64 years in a rapidly urbanizing area in Kenya.

Kenyapre-diabetespublished 2020International journal of environmental research and public healthPubMeddocument of 7 observations

79 %In October 2022, 1178 out of 1500 (79%) pharmacy clients were reached and met the criteria for follow-up.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved October 2022published 2025BMC health services researchPubMeddocument of 13 observations

6.9 odds_ratioSeeking delivery services after 6 hours of labour onset was associated with obstetric fistula (OR = 6.9, 95% CI = 2.2–21.3).

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

86.6 %At enrollment into the HIV care program, 86.6% of key populations were at an early WHO clinical stage (stage I–II).

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2020PloS onePubMeddocument of 11 observations

3.7 %Only 3.7% (12/316) of deaths were directly attributable to malaria.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2020Malaria journaleurope_pmcdocument of 5 observationsDOI 10.1186/s12936-020-03286-6

6.2 %In a community survey of 388 mothers in a rural and peri-urban population surrounding a district hospital on the coast of Kenya, use of mosquito nets as a preventative measure was reported by 6.2% of respondents.

Kenyapaludismepublished 1992Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygieneeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations

17 %If unemployment was eradicated, 17% of cardiovascular disease deaths would be averted (95% confidence interval 5%–27%; p = 0.030).

Kenyamaladies cardiovasculairespublished 2020Global heartPubMeddocument of 11 observations

16.8 %Among 1,500 intervention participants, 103 (16.8%) men had never tested for HIV prior to enrolment.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2022BMC public healthPubMeddocument of 9 observations

On consensus review, 32 cases were negative for dysplasia; 19 were CIN 1; 16 were CIN 2; and 24 were CIN 3.

Kenyacervical intraepithelial neoplasiaobserved 2011-2013published 2021The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 11 observations

2.15 aPRAmong participants in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Nigeria between 19 July 2022 and 1 March 2024, adjusted prevalence ratio for SARS-CoV-2 infection was 2.15 during the omicron wave compared to non-wave periods.

Kenya · Nigeria · Ouganda · TanzanieCOVID-19observed 19 July 2022 to 1 March 2024published 2025BMC infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 8 observations

24.7 %Of the alleles detected, 250 (24.7%) were MAD20.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2023Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 5 observations

12.2 %In 2015, 12.2% of adult TB cases in Kenya had an Xpert® test done.

Kenyatuberculoseobserved 2015published 2018BMC infectious diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 12 observations

28.2 %Only 28.2% of the participants used both ITN and IPTpSP during pregnancy.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2020published 2022Malaria journaleurope_pmcdocument of 5 observationsDOI 10.1186/s12936-022-04425-x

82.6 %Anopheles gambiae s.l. constituted 82.6% of collected Anopheles mosquitoes (n = 5252).

Kenyapaludismepublished 2022Parasites & vectorsPubMeddocument of 9 observations

40.7 %Infections were the most common precipitant of DKA, occurring in 40.7% of cases.

Kenyadiabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)observed 2017–2021published 2024BMC endocrine disordersPubMeddocument of 16 observations