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2.98 odds_ratioSecond-born children had an odds ratio of 2.98 for low birth weight among neonates born at Thika Level Five Hospital in Kiambu County, Kenya, during July–August 2019.

Kenyafaible poids de naissanceobserved July–August 2019published 2023International Journal of Health SciencesOpenAlexdocument of 7 observationsDOI 10.47941/ijhs.1464

70 %Approximately 70% of the Kenyan population is at risk for malaria.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2024Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 16 observations

84 %Among partners who accepted an HIV self-test in transactional sex encounters, 84% conducted couples testing.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2020Journal of the International AIDS SocietyPubMeddocument of 15 observations

30 percentLess than 30% of sexually active adolescent girls and young women with 3 or more HIV risk factors had high perception of HIV risk in western Kenya in 2018.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 2018published 2022Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 4 observations

2.4 %About 2.4% of Kenyan people are living with HIV.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2026JMIR research protocolsPubMeddocument of 4 observations

15 %Only 15% of the nets with holes had been repaired in Kirinyaga County, Kenya.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2021BMC public healthPubMeddocument of 6 observations

173,000 casesCompared with no vaccination, maintaining current program performance would avert approximately 173,000 cervical cancer cases across 2019 to 2100.

Kenyacancer du col de l'utérusobserved 2019 to 2100PubMeddocument of 6 observations

330 cells/μlMedian CD4 count at enrollment was 330 cells/μl among 765 adult patients enrolling in HIV care in East Africa.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2020PloS onePubMeddocument of 7 observations

0.7 %Cumulative mortality incidence among children and adolescents initiating antiretroviral therapy in central Kenya was 0.7% at 6 months.

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

84.4 %The simple bedside index identified 84.4 percent of the fatal cases.

Kenyapaludismepublished 1995The New England journal of medicineeurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations

10.71 %Co-infected women aged 50-59 years had the highest proportion of high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL) at 9 (10.71%).

Kenyahigh grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL)published 2021African health sciencesPubMeddocument of 3 observations

14 %Chloroquine and sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine was prescribed for 14% of the 1,200 patients who needed treatment with AL according to guidelines.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2008Malaria journaleurope_pmcdocument of 7 observationsDOI 10.1186/1475-2875-7-181

0.98 yearsIn a randomized controlled trial in Nakuru County, Kenya, the mean number of years since last HIV test was 0.98 among non-interviewed participants.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2022Frontiers in public healthPubMeddocument of 5 observations

10.8 %Across the 19 facilities, 10.8% of the women enrolled in care at the hospital were screened for cervical cancer during the data collection period.

Kenyacancer du col de l'utérusobserved September 2021 to September 2022published 2025JCO global oncologyPubMeddocument of 3 observations

154 casesIn total, 154 cases were included in this study.

Kenyacancer du seinpublished 2024Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear MedicinePubMeddocument of 4 observations

26.8 %Of 56 women known to be HIV-positive during breastfeeding, 15 (26.8%) did not receive antiretroviral drugs.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 2017-2018published 2020PloS onePubMeddocument of 8 observations

4 %The point prevalence of current alcohol and illicit drug use comorbidity was 4% among young people living with HIV and 11% among HIV-uninfected youths at the Kenyan coast between November 2018 and September 2019.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved November 2018 to September 2019published 2021Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policyPubMeddocument of 4 observations

20.5 %Candida albicans was isolated from 18 out of 88 fungal-positive sputum samples (20.5%) among PTB patients in Kenya.

Kenyatuberculosepublished 2022BMC infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 14 observations

500,000 deaths_per_yearMalaria accounts for over half a million child deaths annually.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2024The Lancet. Global healthPubMeddocument of 3 observations

28.8 %The prevalence rate of pediculosis in children under 10 years old was 28.8% in a rural area of The Gambia.

Kenyapediculosispublished 1989Medical and veterinary entomologyeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations

160,000 infections_per_yearPediatric HIV causes 160,000 new infections annually.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2022AIDS carePubMeddocument of 16 observations

27.3 %Relative to a clinical slit lamp evaluation, a positive teleretina diagnosis carried a 27.3% positive predictive value when diagnosing age-related macular degeneration.

Kenyaage-related macular degenerationpublished 2020Middle East African journal of ophthalmologyPubMeddocument of 7 observations

2.42 hazard_ratioCompared with the $0 arm, time to child HIV testing was significantly faster in the $10.00 arm, with a hazard ratio of 2.42 (95% CI 1.55–3.79), P < 0.001.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2021AIDS (London, England)PubMeddocument of 3 observations

44 %Among the pneumonia cases, 282 (44%) had abnormal chest radiographs.

Kenyapneumoniepublished 2021The Pediatric infectious disease journaleurope_pmcdocument of 10 observations

-3.35 pointsThe agricultural livelihood intervention was associated with a greater decline in food insecurity among pregnant women living with HIV, with an estimated effect of -3.35 points (95% CI: -5.63, -1.06).

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2026AIDS (London, England)PubMeddocument of 3 observations