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33.1 %Among 1081 adolescent girls and young women aged 15–22 years in informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya, psychological violence prevalence in the past year was 33.1%.

Kenyapsychological violenceobserved past yearpublished 2020PloS onePubMeddocument of 11 observations

0.62 p_valueThe p-value for change in monthly PrEP uptake over six months post-training was 0.62.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2022PLOS global public healtheurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations

26 visitsSymptomatic vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) was identified at 26 visits among 151 Kenyan sex workers in a prospective cohort study.

Kenyavulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC)published 2009The Journal of infectious diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 5 observationsDOI 10.1086/599213

41 %The overall viral rebound rate was 41%.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2020International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the InternatPubMeddocument of 9 observations

768 participantsIn Bungoma County, Western Kenya, a cohort of 768 participants was followed from June 2017 to December 2023 to assess malaria infections using rapid diagnostic tests.

Kenyapaludismeobserved June 2017 to December 2023published 2026The American journal of tropical medicine and hygienePubMeddocument of 2 observations

2.4 yearsA total of 174 HIV-positive children with a median age of 2.4 years were enrolled in the study.

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

1.1 %Chronic respiratory disease, mainly asthma, was present in 16 out of 271 key populations with a documented NCD, representing a prevalence of 1.1% (95% CI: 0.6–1.8).

Kenyaasthme · chronic respiratory diseasepublished 2020PloS onePubMeddocument of 11 observations

3.2 relative_risk_ratioHaving more than 5 resistance mutations at timepoint 1 was associated with higher loss to follow-up, with a relative risk ratio of 3.2 (95% confidence interval: 1.1 to 9.2).

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2022Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 13 observations

5 %Obstructive impairments were observed in 5% of adolescents with HIV in Nairobi, Kenya.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2025ChestPubMeddocument of 9 observations

45 %Neonatal mortality accounts for 45% of all child deaths in Kenya.

Kenyamortalité néonatalepublished 2016BMJ openeurope_pmc

People living with HIV had higher odds of anemia compared to those without HIV.

Kenyaanémie · VIH/sidapublished 2023International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the InternatPubMeddocument of 8 observations

43.2 %Among afebrile women (n = 392), ultra sensitive RDT (usRDT) had a sensitivity of 43.2%.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2022The Journal of infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 13 observations

52 %Within the year preceding the survey, 52% of women living with HIV reported experiencing discrimination due to their HIV status.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved within the year preceding the surveypublished 2021BMC women's healthPubMeddocument of 7 observations

In low-prevalence settings, microscopy was the most expensive diagnostic approach for identifying malaria infection in school surveys.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2012The American journal of tropical medicine and hygieneeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0215

33 %33% of malaria admissions were aged 1–23 months.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2020Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society europe_pmcdocument of 15 observationsDOI 10.1093/cid/ciz844

3.49 hazard_ratioWHO functional class III/IV was significantly associated with mortality in patients with moderate to severe pulmonary hypertension, with an adjusted hazard ratio of 3.49.

Kenyapulmonary hypertension · WHO functional class III/IVpublished 2020Global heartPubMeddocument of 10 observations

10.7 %HBV prevalence was 10.7% (95% CI: 5.1–16.4%) among persons who reported no formal education in Kenya.

Kenyahépatite Bobserved 2018published 2024PloS onePubMeddocument of 10 observations

8 %Among 607 survey responders (86% of 704 seroconverters), 8% of men reported a suspected infection source ≥10 years older than themselves.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2021PloS onePubMeddocument of 16 observations

TNF-α and TGF-β were significantly reduced in HIV-1 HAART adherent patients at 12 months compared to those at 6 months.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2021African health sciencesPubMeddocument of 5 observations

The multi-drug resistance mutation Q151M was observed.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2009AIDS research and therapyeurope_pmcdocument of 8 observations

During the year following the termination of prophylaxis there was no increase in the frequency of clinical attacks of malaria in the protected children compared with the control children.

Kenyapaludismeobserved year following the termination of prophylaxispublished 1988Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygieneeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.1016/0035-9203(88)90263-5

99.6 %Sputum smear microscopy (SSM) registered a specificity of 99.6% for tuberculosis diagnosis among people living with HIV in Nairobi, Kenya.

Kenyatuberculoseobserved 2022-2023published 2024PloS onePubMeddocument of 7 observations

26 %In the BOHEMIA cluster-randomised trial in Kenya, ivermectin mass drug administration reduced malaria incidence by 26%.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2026The Lancet. Global healthPubMeddocument of 10 observations

29.2 %Pooled HBV prevalence was 29.2% in the very high-risk group.

Kenyahépatite Bpublished 2023PLOS global public healtheurope_pmcdocument of 8 observations

16.7 %GUD prevalence increased to 16.7% at month 1.

Kenyagenital ulcer disease (GUD)observed month 1published 2009Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)europe_pmcdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.1097/qai.0b013e3181b065cf