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0.11 per_person_yearThe median estimated incidence of physical violence (PV) in 2023 among female sex workers (FSWs) in Mombasa, Kenya who had not previously experienced that type of violence was 0.11 per person-year.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 2023published 2024BMC medicinePubMeddocument of 9 observations

85 %Among 597 partner participants with HIV, 506 (85%) already knew their HIV status.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2024The Lancet. Global healthPubMeddocument of 7 observations

5.7 odds_ratioTaking more than 2 hours to reach a health facility was associated with obstetric fistula (OR = 5.7, 95% CI = 2.9–11.5).

Kenyaobstetric fistulaobserved 2010published 2013BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthOpenAlexdocument of 6 observationsDOI 10.1186/1471-2393-13-56

Significantly more males knew of a place to seek help for violence in Kenya in 2019 than in 2010.

Kenyaviolenceobserved 2010–2019published 2022The Lancet. Global healthPubMeddocument of 7 observations

11.63 per_1000The incidence of early sexual debut decreased from 11.63 per 1,000 person-years at risk in 2007 to 10.45 per 1,000 person-years at risk in 2012 and to 9.58 per 1,000 person-years at risk in 2018.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 2007published 2022BMC public healthPubMeddocument of 2 observations

66 %Of the 142 children who survived 6 months, 94 (66%) had CMV and EBV DNA assessments pre-ART.

Kenyacytomegalovirus (CMV) · virus Epstein-Barrobserved pre-ARTpublished 2025Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 4 observations

24 %Among 824 pregnant women living with HIV in six Kenyan public maternal and child health clinics, 24% of maternal depression was attributable to recent HIV diagnosis.

Kenyadépression · VIH/sidapublished 2022AIDS carePubMeddocument of 5 observations

1.6 odds_ratioWomen whose last pregnancy was unintended were 1.6 times more likely to have medium/high levels of internalized stigma compared to those whose pregnancy was wanted at the time, adjusting for respondents' characteristics, experiences of discrimination, and experiences of violence and abuse.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 2015 to 2017published 2021BMC women's healthPubMeddocument of 7 observations

35,900 infections_per_yearThere were 35,900 new HIV infections per year in Kenya among persons aged 15–64 years in 2018.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 2018published 2023AIDS research and human retrovirusesPubMeddocument of 7 observations

2.31 hazard_ratioMaternal SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with a two-fold increased risk of infant infection (Hazard Ratio = 2.31).

KenyaCOVID-19observed between May 1, 2020-February 1, 2022published 2023PloS onePubMeddocument of 8 observations

82,230 infantsNational HITSystem coverage in Kenya would cover 82,230 infants exposed to HIV.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2023The Lancet. Global healthPubMeddocument of 4 observations

89.5 %Non-use of helmets was 89.5% among males.

Kenyanon-use of helmetsobserved 2015published 2020The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 26 observations

135.2 infective_bites_per_person_per_yearThe lakeshore zone had an inoculation rate of 135.2 infective bites/person/year.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2020published 2022Parasites & vectorsPubMeddocument of 6 observations

3 weeks_per_yearStockouts of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) ranged from 3 to 36 weeks per year in the studied counties in Kenya.

Kenyarabiespublished 2019Vaccineeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.05.035

68 %Halving sexual risk could reduce HIV incidence by 68.0% to 74.1% among people who inject drugs in Kenya.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2022AIDS (London, England)PubMeddocument of 8 observations

83.1 %Clinic attendance among children and adolescents on antiretroviral therapy at Mbita Sub-County Hospital decreased from 83.1% at 3 months to 76.6% at 6 months and to 52.9% at 12 months.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved October 2016 to September 2017published 2021African health sciencesPubMeddocument of 6 observations

1 %1% of all pre-SPE CMD screens resulted in referral.

Kenyacommon mental disorderspublished 2023Frontiers in public healthPubMeddocument of 9 observations

3.9 per_100000In 2013–2015, female oral cavity cancer incidence in Kenya was 3.9 per 100,000.

Kenyaoral cavity cancerobserved 2013-2015published 2021Cancer epidemiologyeurope_pmcdocument of 7 observations

3,587 casesChest radiographs were interpretable in 3587 (85%) of the 4232 cases.

Kenyapneumoniepublished 2017Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society europe_pmcdocument of 7 observations

63.2 %The prevalence of Entamoeba spp. infection was 63.2% in HIV-positive children and 78.8% in HIV-negative children in Nairobi, Kenya.

KenyaEntamoeba spp. infectionpublished 2023Parasitology internationalPubMeddocument of 7 observations

92 %At 12 months after enrolment, 289 (92%) of 315 participants in the control group achieved virological suppression.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2022The Lancet. Child & adolescent healthPubMeddocument of 12 observations

10.2 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 loss to follow-up (LTFU) was 10.2 per 100 person-years.

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

57.5 %The magnitude of any type of post-TB lung disease was 57.5% in South-East Asia among individuals in low- and middle-income countries.

Kenyapost-TB lung diseasepublished 2022PLOS global public healtheurope_pmcdocument of 11 observationsDOI 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000805

1.55 foldAdolescents with HIV showed a 1.55-fold increased risk of any spirometry abnormality compared to adolescents without HIV.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2025ChestPubMeddocument of 9 observations

72 %Among children living with HIV who returned to treatment in each fiscal year, the proportions who remained active at the end of the fiscal year varied from 72% to 76%.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2025The Pediatric infectious disease journalPubMeddocument of 10 observations