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100 %The mutation 51I in Pfdhfr was identified in 100% of Plasmodium falciparum isolates.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 14 observations

1.36 hazard_ratioOral periodic presumptive treatment had a hazard ratio of 1.36 for incidence of a healthy vaginal environment compared to placebo.

Kenyavaginal infectionspublished 2011The Journal of infectious diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.1093/infdis/jir241

2 per_100000The age-standardized incidence rate (ASR) of Kaposi sarcoma among women in Nairobi was 2.0 per 100,000 during 2004–2008.

Kenyasarcome de Kaposiobserved 2004-2008published 2015International journal of cancereurope_pmcdocument of 9 observations

10 fold_increaseIn HIV uninfected FSWs, HSV2 infection was associated with a ten-fold increase in cervical immature dendritic cells (iDC) expressing DC-SIGN.

Kenyaherpes simplex virus-2 · VIH/sidapublished 2007AIDS (London, England)europe_pmcdocument of 4 observations

6 %Overall prevalence of carotid plaques was 6.0% among 262 participants.

Kenyacarotid plaquespublished 2022MedicinePubMeddocument of 2 observations

69.5 %Among severe maternal conditions in the study cohort from Migori, Kenya, anaemia accounted for 69.5%.

Kenyaanémiepublished 2023BMC pregnancy and childbirthPubMeddocument of 18 observations

1.24 odds_ratioLonger duration of exposure to the sun in the main occupation (6.9 h/day vs. 4.6 h/day) was associated with ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) with an odds ratio of 1.24.

Kenyaocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN)published 2016Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IHeurope_pmcdocument of 10 observations

9 %Myalgia occurred in 9% of participants as an adverse event after yellow fever vaccination.

Kenyafièvre jaunepublished 2023The Lancet. Infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 7 observations

4.6 %Among enrolled key populations and/or priority populations, facility-based HIV testing increased from 4.6% pre-implementation to 72.3% post-implementation period 1.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 6 March - 16 April 2023 (pre-implementation); 1 May - 26 June 2023 (post-implementation period 1)published 2024HIV research & clinical practicePubMeddocument of 4 observations

4.51 relative_riskMothers unaware of their partners’ HIV status had a relative risk of 4.51 for infant HIV positivity at 6 months.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 6 monthspublished 2023European Journal of Public HealthOpenAlexdocument of 7 observationsDOI 10.1093/eurpub/ckad160.824

28 %Among 624 children admitted to Garissa County referral hospital, Kenya, from January 2017 to December 2019, stunting was present in 176 (28%) children.

Kenyamalnutritionobserved 2017–2019published 2025Maternal & child nutritionPubMeddocument of 14 observations

71 %Mothers received financial or advisory assistance from others in 71% of actions taken outside the household in response to fevers.

Kenyafeverspublished 2002Journal of biosocial scienceeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observations

55.7 %55.7% (n=98) of the participants had pain intensity of moderate level and 44.3% (n=78) presented with severe pain level.

KenyaLow Back Painobserved May 2016 to August 2016published 2018East African Medical JournalOpenAlexdocument of 6 observations

49 casesAmong 1840 individuals examined in the passive case detection survey, 49 were positive for malaria.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2006-2007published 2019Malaria control & eliminationeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

44.3 %Among 115 gbMSM in Nairobi, Kenya, 51 (44.3%) were HIV-infected.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2023Cancer medicinePubMeddocument of 7 observations

36 %Among 1011 adolescents and youth with HIV (AYWHIV) ages 15–24 years in Western Kenya, 36% experienced HIV stigma.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2023AIDS and behaviorPubMeddocument of 11 observations

1.8 %In Kenya, the yield of HIV testing among children through family-centered index testing was higher than through inpatient testing (1.8%, p < 0.001).

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 2015–2016published 2020International journal of STD & AIDSPubMeddocument of 7 observations

37.1 USDThe mean cost per woman screened through home-based testing was $37.1.

Kenyainfection à HPVpublished 2020BMJ openPubMeddocument of 4 observations

91.4 %At discharge, 91.4% of STEMI patients received aspirin.

KenyaSTEMIpublished 2026The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 10 observations

Severe falciparum malaria is a major cause of preventable child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa.

Kenyasevere falciparum malariapublished 2022Nature communicationsPubMeddocument of 2 observations

2.38 aRRHazardous, harmful, or dependent alcohol use was associated with lower self-rated ability to take antiretroviral therapy (aRR 2.38, 95%CI 1.42–3.99) among HIV-positive female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2020PloS onePubMeddocument of 6 observations

1.78 odds_ratioThose who believed a negative RDT was 'very likely' to be correct had 1.78 times higher odds of adhering to a negative RDT result (by not taking ACTs) than those who were less certain about the accuracy of negative RDTs.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2022BMC public healthPubMeddocument of 3 observations

19.8 %Anopheles funestus group accounted for 19.8% of the collected female Anopheles mosquitoes in Kisumu city, Kenya.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 26 observations

1,053 casesAmong 14,562 acute respiratory infection cases recruited in coastal Kenya by February 2025, 1,053 (7.2%) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.

KenyaCOVID-19observed February 2025published 2025Longitudinal Epidemiology and Variant Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 in Coastal Kenya (2020 - 2025europe_pmcdocument of 8 observations

15 per_100_person-yearsA high HIV risk score among adolescent girls and young women with moderate-to-severe depression corresponded to 15 incident HIV cases per 100 person-years.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved January to June 2019published 2020International journal of STD & AIDSPubMeddocument of 4 observations