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3.9 %Among 9431 admissions at Kilifi County Hospital from 2010 to 2019, 366 (3.9%) had low malaria parasitaemia.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2010 to 2019published 2024BMJ global healtheurope_pmcdocument of 13 observations

31.1 %Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) had an aetiological fraction of 31.1% (95% credible interval 28.4–34.2) among severe pneumonia cases in children aged 1–59 months without HIV infection and with positive chest x-rays.

Kenyapneumonieobserved Aug 15, 2011 to Jan 30, 2014published 2019Lancet (London, England)europe_pmcdocument of 9 observations

22.9 %Cumulative lost to follow-up incidence among children and adolescents initiating antiretroviral therapy in central Kenya was 22.9% at 24 months.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2022AIDS research and human retrovirusesPubMeddocument of 18 observations

68.6 %Relative to PET-PCR, loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) had a sensitivity of 68.6% (95% confidence interval [CI], 61.1%-75.5%).

Kenyapaludismepublished 2022The Journal of infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 13 observations

5.1 %At week 48, 5.1% of participants in the ritonavir-boosted PI group met the primary end point of plasma HIV type 1 RNA level of at least 50 copies per milliliter.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved week 48published 2023The New England journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 8 observations

22 casesAmong 740 livebirths, 22 (3.0%) experienced neonatal death (NND).

Kenyaneonatal deathpublished 2022AIDS (London, England)PubMeddocument of 10 observations

67 %Among ART-experienced persons with baseline viremia, viral suppression at year 3 was 67% in the intervention arm and 47% in the control arm.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2020Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 4 observations

0.64 relative_riskPlacental malaria infection was lower in the dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine group, with a relative risk of 0.64.

Kenyaplacental malaria infectionpublished 2020The Lancet. Global healthPubMeddocument of 5 observations

2.08 aHRDepot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) was significantly associated with elevated risk of HIV seroconversion in women without bacterial vaginosis (adjusted hazard ratio 2.08, 95% confidence interval 1.46–2.97).

Kenyavaginose bactérienne · VIH/sidaobserved 1993 to 2017published 2019AIDS (London, England)europe_pmcdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.1097/qad.0000000000002167

99 %For AGYW engaged in sex work, awareness of local HIV prevention programmes was associated with at least one HIV test (99%).

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2020Sexual and reproductive health mattersPubMeddocument of 8 observations

12.9 %The prevalence of malaria in pregnancy (MiP) among asymptomatic pregnant women attending antenatal care at Msambweni Hospital was 12.9%.

Kenyapaludismeobserved September 2018 to February 2019published 2020PloS onePubMeddocument of 7 observations

58.8 %Plasmodium falciparum predominated in placental samples, accounting for 58.8% of cases identified by microscopy.

Kenyapaludismeobserved April 2023-March 2024published 2026BMC infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 14 observations

23.2 %The prevalence of hypertension was found to be 23.2% among HIV positive adult patients at Kenyatta National Hospital HIV Care Centre.

Kenyahypertension artérielle · VIH/sidaobserved 2015published 2018AIDS careeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations

66.7 %Klebsiella pneumoniae was isolated in 66.7% of recurrent urinary tract infection cases among adult HIV-positive outpatients at Embu County Referral Hospital, Kenya, in January–February 2023.

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

Dry blood spots were collected in 2018 and 2019 from febrile outpatients with malaria at health facilities in malaria-endemic areas of Homa Bay, Kisumu (Chulaimbo), and Kisii.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2018 and 2019published 2022PloS onePubMeddocument of 6 observations

6.9 AORBelief in use of appropriate malaria drugs was associated with higher odds of timely malaria treatment (adjusted odds ratio = 6.9).

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 5 observations

1.84 adjusted_risk_ratioDrug resistance penalty score (DR-PS) ≥ 30 was associated with age 1–5 years (adjusted risk ratio = 1.84).

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 2019 to 2023published 2025VirusesPubMeddocument of 8 observations

1,209 casesThe data showed 1209 positive malaria incident cases amongst children in Ukunda.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2014–2022published 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 8 observations

90.7 %Standard care resulted in 90.7% of persons living with HIV (PLWH) knowing their status.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2022Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 9 observations

96 %Among the 1178 clients reached for follow-up, 96% (1136/1178) tested HIV-negative at the pharmacy.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved March to June 2022published 2025BMC health services researchPubMeddocument of 13 observations

28.5 %Among 1265 participants with complete data on HBsAg and HBcAb-Total, 28.5% had past HBV infection.

Kenyahépatite Bpublished 2023PloS onePubMeddocument of 15 observations

70 %HPV types 16 and 18 are responsible for approximately 70% of cervical cancer cases.

Kenyacancer du col de l'utéruspublished 2022Frontiers in public healthPubMeddocument of 4 observations

0.002 substitutions/site/yearThe genomic evolutionary rate for the household dataset was estimated as 2.307 × 10⁻³ substitutions/site/year.

Kenyarespiratory syncytial virus (RSV)published 2017Virus evolutioneurope_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.1093/ve/vex006

15.4 %Chulaimbo had the highest frequency of mutated Pfs25 sites at 15.4%.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2022PloS onePubMeddocument of 6 observations

2.3 %In Siaya County, Kenya, 2.3% of HIV-positive pregnant women were classified as having recent HIV infection.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 2018published 2020Journal of the International AIDS SocietyPubMeddocument of 4 observations