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6.3 %Pulmonary infections were a DKA precipitant in 6.3% of cases before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kenyadiabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)observed pre-COVID-19published 2024BMC endocrine disordersPubMeddocument of 16 observations

1.8 RRRecent HIV diagnosis was associated with moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms with a relative risk of 1.8.

Kenyadepressive symptomspublished 2022Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 14 observations

2.8 odds_ratioUnhealthy alcohol use was associated with nearly 3-fold higher odds of viral nonsuppression (adjusted odds ratio = 2.80).

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2026Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CarePubMeddocument of 8 observations

10 %Young (15–24 years) men comprised 10% of seroconverters in Kenya.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2021PloS onePubMeddocument of 16 observations

20 %A 0.1 increase in the Human Development Index was associated with a 20% lower excess hazard of death among prostate cancer patients in sub-Saharan Africa.

Kenyacancer de la prostateobserved 2005-2015published 2021Cancer causes & control : CCCeurope_pmcdocument of 7 observationsDOI 10.1007/s10552-021-01453-x

309 infantsOf 626 enrolled infants, 309 (49.4%) received repeat point-of-care HIV testing at both birth and 6 weeks of age.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2020PloS onePubMeddocument of 13 observations

2.3 %Malaria infection was considered the cause of death in 6 out of 264 cases, representing 2.3% of deaths.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2013-2015published 2021BMJ global healtheurope_pmcdocument of 6 observationsDOI 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005218

The first wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic peaked before the end of July 2020 in the major urban counties of Kenya.

KenyaCOVID-19observed before the end of July 2020published 2021Wellcome open researcheurope_pmcdocument of 2 observations

0.7 %Snake-bite mortality represented 0.7% of all deaths among a rural population in Kenya.

Kenyasnake-bitepublished 1994Annals of tropical medicine and parasitologyeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

96.5 %Absorption of IgG4 from serum resulted in a 96.5% decrease in mean ELISA OD values for IgG4.

Kenyafilariasispublished 2001Acta tropicaeurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations

0.2 odds_ratioThere were lower odds of Plasmodium infection in mosquitoes with L119F-GSTe2-RR than RS genotype (OR 0.2, P = 0.046).

Kenyapaludismepublished 2026Infectious diseases of povertyPubMeddocument of 4 observations

0 casesIn a cross-sectional study of 105 Kenyan children with sickle cell anaemia, none had abnormal cerebral blood flow velocity (>200 cm/s).

Kenyadrépanocytosepublished 2009British journal of haematologyeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations

54.46 %Malaria prevalence was higher among females than males, at 54.46% and 45.54%, respectively.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2022Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 23 observations

81 %Fosfomycin showed high sensitivity against hospital-acquired isolates (81%, 78/96).

KenyaGram-negative bacteraemiapublished 2019Journal of medical microbiologyeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

46.1 per_100000Cervical cancer had an age-standardized incidence rate (ASR) of 46.1 per 100,000 among women in Nairobi during 2004–2008.

Kenyacancer du col de l'utérusobserved 2004-2008published 2015International journal of cancereurope_pmcdocument of 9 observations

10.8 %Homa Bay County showed a malaria positivity rate of 10.8% compared to 23.3% in Migori County.

Kenyapaludismeobserved June 2020-June 2022published 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 5 observations

The ePrEP Kenya Pilot conducted HIV testing services, including self-testing, for clients in Nairobi and Mombasa Counties.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved February to November 2023published 2026Journal of the International AIDS SocietyPubMeddocument of 7 observations

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

Kenyagonorrhoeaobserved 1997published 2000Sexually transmitted infectionseurope_pmcdocument of 9 observations

41 %Test positivity rate for malaria rapid diagnostic tests performed by community health volunteers was 41%.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2022Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 8 observations

37.5 %Dental caries prevalence in Nairobi West District was 37.5%.

Kenyacaries dentairesobserved 2009-2010published 2012PubMedOpenAlexdocument of 6 observations

In younger children before development of immunity to malaria, there was a significant effect of malaria on EBV load in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (P = .04).

Kenyapaludisme · virus Epstein-Barrpublished 2024The Journal of infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 3 observations

47 %47% of ovarian cancer cases in Abidjan were of epithelial subtypes.

Kenyaovarian cancerpublished 2024International journal of cancereurope_pmcdocument of 14 observations

83.5 %Among 114 adolescent girls and young women returning for the month 1 follow-up visit, 83.5% reported continuing PrEP.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2024AIDS and behaviorPubMeddocument of 4 observations

94 %Among individuals with type 2 diabetes, 94% lacked sufficient fruit and vegetable consumption.

Kenyadiabète de type 2observed 2019published 2024BMC health services researchPubMeddocument of 7 observations

16 infectionsDuring 4638 person-years of follow-up, there were 16 maternal HIV infections.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2023Journal of the International AIDS SocietyPubMeddocument of 9 observations