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81.7 %At 6 months postpartum, exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) rates among HIV negative mothers were 81.7% in the BFCI intervention arm and 42.2% in the control arm.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2020International breastfeeding journalPubMeddocument of 6 observations

68.8 %At 36 months, overall retention among patients initiated on antiretroviral therapy in central Kenya was 68.8%.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 36 monthspublished 2022BMC infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 10 observations

50 %Nearly half of Kenyan women with breast cancer present with advanced disease.

Kenyacancer du seinpublished 2021JCO global oncologyPubMeddocument of 5 observations

81 %Among 824 pregnant women living with HIV in six Kenyan public maternal and child health clinics, 81% of maternal depression was attributable to stigma, recent HIV diagnosis, and intimate partner violence.

Kenyadépression · intimate partner violence · VIH/sidapublished 2022AIDS carePubMeddocument of 5 observations

0.56 odds_ratioHIV infection was associated with lower odds of completing TB treatment compared to HIV-negative status (adjusted odds ratio 0.56).

Kenyatuberculose · VIH/sidaobserved 2012–2020published 2023BMC infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 11 observations

89.1 %Itching was the most common symptom associated with tungiasis, reported in 89.1% of affected children.

Kenyatungiasispublished 2012RetrovirologyOpenAlexdocument of 5 observationsDOI 10.1186/1742-4690-9-s1-p37

27.9 %The prevalence of alcohol consumption as a breast cancer risk factor was 27.9% among the studied women.

Kenyacancer du seinobserved 2019 and 2020published 2026JCO global oncologyPubMeddocument of 10 observations

2.61 per_100_person-yearsThe incidence rate of HIV superinfection was 2.61 per 100 person-years among 146 women screened in a prospective seroincident cohort of high-risk women in Mombasa, Kenya.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2013PLoS pathogenseurope_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003593

152.28 USDThe average unit cost per male sex partner (MSP) on antiretroviral therapy was $152.28.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2022BMC health services researchPubMeddocument of 13 observations

0.26 odds_ratioParticipants randomized to interpersonal psychotherapy plus treatment as usual had lower odds of major depressive disorder (odds ratio 0.26, 95% CI [0.11 to 0.60], p = 0.002) than controls at 3 months.

Kenyamajor depressive disorderpublished 2021PLoS medicinePubMeddocument of 10 observations

34 percent_prevalence_thresholdIn areas where community-based Plasmodium falciparum infection prevalence in childhood is above 34–37%, 50% or more of fevers are likely to be associated with infection.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2010Malaria journaleurope_pmcdocument of 7 observationsDOI 10.1186/1475-2875-9-99

Women with cancers of epithelial cell origin had much lower survival compared to women with other histological subtypes (p = .02).

Kenyaovarian cancerpublished 2024International journal of cancereurope_pmcdocument of 14 observations

15 %Unprotected intercourse was reported at 557 out of 3732 (15%) post-seroconversion visits.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2006AIDS (London, England)europe_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.1097/01.aids.0000247119.12327.e6

2.8 MOIThe overall mean MOI was 2.8 (95% CI 2.36–3.35).

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 9 observations

0.7 %Among HIV-negative tuberculosis patients in Western Kenya, INH + KAN polyresistant strains occurred in 0.7% of cases.

Kenyatuberculosepublished 2021BMC infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 23 observations

0.7 %Sequencing of pfk13 in a subset of P. falciparum infections revealed a mutation prevalence of 0.7%.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2026Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 7 observations

11.9 %There were 90 cases (11.9%) of severe malaria among 757 abstracted malaria cases.

Kenyapaludismeobserved December 2023 to February 2024published 2025The American journal of tropical medicine and hygienePubMeddocument of 12 observations

2.21 aorThe odds of never being HBV infected were higher among participants with informal high-risk jobs from Kampala (adjusted odds ratio 2.21) compared to those from Entebbe.

Kenyahépatite Bpublished 2023PloS onePubMeddocument of 15 observations

1.94 IRRReceptive anal intercourse was associated with an incidence rate ratio (IRR) of 1.94 (95% CrI = 0.88–4.80) for HIV acquisition among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men and transgender women in Kenya.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2024AIDS (London, England)PubMeddocument of 6 observations

0.75 aIRRPBO nets significantly reduced malaria incidence at 1-6 months post-intervention compared with standard LLINs (adjusted incidence rate ratio 0.75).

Kenyapaludismepublished 2026The Lancet. Global healthPubMeddocument of 8 observations

29.6 %Malaria infection prevalence was lowest in Migori County (29.6%).

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2014published 2015Malaria journaleurope_pmcdocument of 10 observations

The reduction in levels of antibodies to blood-stage antigens induced by vaccination with RTS,S/AS01 E can last for several years.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2019Wellcome open researcheurope_pmcdocument of 3 observations

Virologic suppression in the cohort of HIV-infected adolescents and young adults was sub-optimal.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2021African health sciencesPubMeddocument of 5 observations

10 sequencesAmong the 13 clustered sequences, 10 (76.9%) were from GBMSM who seek sexual partners online.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 2019 and 2020published 2024BMC infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 6 observations

19 %Of those tested for tuberculosis (TB), 19% tested positive in Kenya.

Kenyatuberculosepublished 2020BMJ openPubMeddocument of 12 observations