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34 percentPlasmodium falciparum infections were multiclonal in 34% to 80% of cases in Kenya.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 14 observations

32 %The proportion of HIV-infected TB patients declined from 32% in 2012 to 24% in 2020.

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

3.5 %TB case fatality among HIV-negative people in Kenya rose from 3.5% in 2008 to 3.9% in 2018.

Kenyatuberculose · VIH/sidaobserved 2008published 2022The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the IPubMeddocument of 8 observations

1.22 per_100_person-yearsAmong adolescents and youth living with HIV (AYLHIV) on antiretroviral therapy (ART) for ≥2 years in Kenya between January 2016 and December 2017, the incidence of mortality was 1.22 per 100 person-years.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 2016-2017published 2023AIDS patient care and STDsPubMeddocument of 5 observations

14 %Index testing positivity yield was higher than other testing modalities for key populations at 14% versus 0.9% in Nairobi County (p < 0.001).

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2023Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IHPubMeddocument of 8 observations

8 yearsThe median duration of antiretroviral therapy among the 49 participants was 8 years.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 2016-2018published 2022Microbiology spectrumPubMeddocument of 5 observations

34.22 %The pooled prevalence of low vitamin D status was 34.22% with a cutoff of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration less than 50 nmol/L.

Kenyavitamin D deficiencypublished 2020The Lancet. Global healtheurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

2.4 odds_ratioChildren whose caregivers had no knowledge of their HIV status had an adjusted odds ratio of 2.4 for HIV infection compared to those whose caregivers had knowledge of their HIV status in Kenya in 2018.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 2018published 2022PloS onePubMeddocument of 10 observations

793 individualsAn average of 793 men who have sex with men (MSM) received 1,041 HIV self-testing (HIVST) kits on a monthly basis through different distribution channels during the 12-month intervention period from August 2019 to July 2020.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved August 2019 to July 2020published 2023Gates open researchPubMeddocument of 4 observations

50 copies/mlViral suppression was defined as viral load below 50 copies/ml in HIV-1 participants on first-line cART.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2025The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 11 observations

17,000,000 GBPAdopting oral antibiotics early in therapy for bone and joint infections could potentially save the UK National Health Service over £17 million annually.

Kenyabone and joint infectionsobserved annuallypublished 2019Wellcome open researcheurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations

4.4 %The lakeshore zone had a sporozoite prevalence of 4.4% (7/160).

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2020published 2022Parasites & vectorsPubMeddocument of 6 observations

74 %HIV incidence was 74% lower among PrEP initiators compared to matched controls (adjusted incidence rate ratio 0.26).

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2021PLoS medicinePubMeddocument of 12 observations

55 %In a cohort of 36 households (280 individuals) in Western Kenya observed for 30 months starting in June 2017, the percentage of survey respondents who said a hypothetical negative RDT result was 'very likely' to be correct increased from approximately 55% to 75%.

Kenyapaludismeobserved starting in June 2017published 2022BMC public healthPubMeddocument of 3 observations

5.5 per_100_person-yearsDetectable genital tract resistance developed in 5 women, all with detectable plasma resistance, with an estimated incidence of 5.5 per 100 person-years of observation.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2012Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)europe_pmcdocument of 2 observationsDOI 10.1097/qai.0b013e31825bd703

84.5 %Among HIV negative mothers, favourable attitudes regarding exclusive breastfeeding for HIV-exposed infants were 84.5% in the BFCI intervention arm and 62.1% in the control arm.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2020International breastfeeding journalPubMeddocument of 6 observations

27 %27% of hospitals had rapid diagnostic tests for malaria.

Kenyapaludismeobserved May 2019published 2020Malaria journaleurope_pmcdocument of 20 observations

0.994 risk_ratioThe conditional ACT subsidy did not affect the RDT test purchasing behaviour (risk ratio: 0.994).

Kenyapaludismepublished 2020BMJ global healthPubMeddocument of 7 observations

17,975 casesAs of July 30, 2020, Kenya reported 17975 cases of COVID-19.

KenyaCOVID-19observed July 30, 2020published 2022Journal of global healthPubMeddocument of 24 observations

37.1 %Among 423 HIV-negative Kenyan men who have sex with men and transgender women, 37.1% chose the quarterly injection as their most preferred PrEP option when forced to choose.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2023AIDS and behaviorPubMeddocument of 9 observations

16 %Cervical intraepithelial lesions were found in 16% of cervical scrape samples.

Kenyalésions précancéreuses du col (CIN)published 2025Acta cytologicaPubMeddocument of 7 observations

In primigravidae, malaria infection (Plasmodium falciparum) was strongly associated with moderate and severe anaemia (chi 2 test for trend, P = 0.003).

Kenyaanémie · paludismeobserved November 1993published 1996Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygieneeurope_pmcdocument of 7 observations

0.81 odds_ratioIn an interim analysis of the EPI-MAL-003 study, the adjusted odds ratio for the prevalence of anaemia among hospitalised children vaccinated from exposed clusters compared to unvaccinated children from unexposed clusters was 0.81.

Kenyaanémiepublished 2026The Lancet. Global healthPubMeddocument of 10 observations

26.7 %Acute respiratory infections constituted 26.7% of all causes of death among children under 5 years in Siaya County, Kenya, during 2003–2013.

Kenyarespiratory infectionsobserved 2003-2013published 2023Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 8 observations

23 %23% of hospitals were unable to perform any parasitological malaria diagnosis.

Kenyapaludismeobserved May 2019published 2020Malaria journaleurope_pmcdocument of 20 observations