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73 %73% of health workers who had ever referred a child with severe malaria were aware that artesunate was the recommended treatment.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2017–2021published 2022Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IHeurope_pmcdocument of 11 observations

0.77 odds_ratioThe presence of antibodies to GLURP-R0 was associated with decreased odds of developing clinical malaria (odds ratio 0.77, 95% CI 0.43–1.02).

Kenyapaludismepublished 2020The American journal of tropical medicine and hygienePubMeddocument of 6 observations

With high malaria transmission, the majority of severe cases occur in infants under one year of age.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2002Advances in parasitologyeurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations

38 %Once enrolled, principle reasons for exclusion from analysis included detection of Hepatitis B surface antigen (106/280, 38%) and antibodies against Hepatitis C (95, 34%).

Kenyahépatite B · hépatite Cpublished 2008PloS oneeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations

0.6 kgIn a retrospective cohort study in rural Kenya, the mean 12-month weight change was 0.6 kg preswitch and 0.8 kg postswitch among people living with HIV switching to dolutegravir.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2023Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 9 observations

42 %At Rota Dispensary, the positivity rate by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was 42%.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2020Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 17 observations

Bicytopenia (erythrocytopenia and leucopenia), reactive thrombocytosis with giant platelets, neutrophil and eosinophil hypersegmentations were observed in HIV infected patients.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2017Kenyatta University Institutional Repository (Kenyatta University)OpenAlexdocument of 7 observations

63 individualsBetween September 2018 and March 2020, 63 adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) were enrolled in a pilot prospective evaluation of expedited partner treatment (EPT) in Kisumu, Kenya.

KenyaChlamydia trachomatis/Neisseria gonorrhoeaeobserved September 2018 to March 2020published 2021Sexually transmitted diseasesPubMeddocument of 9 observations

0.2 %The percentage of HIV infections with PrEP-associated nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) drug resistance was 0.2% in the nucleic acid testing scenario.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2024The lancet. HIVPubMeddocument of 6 observations

56.6 %Complete PMTCT retention was achieved by 56.6% of HITSystem 2.0 participants and 17.1% of standard of care participants.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved between November 2017 and June 2019published 2021AIDS and behaviorPubMeddocument of 2 observations

49 %Government or private clinics were contacted in 49% of the rural and urban fevers that were treated in malaria-endemic coastal Kenya.

Kenyachildhood feverspublished 1999Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IHeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1999.00489.x

90 %Baseline hrHPV prevalence was 90% in the cryotherapy arm among HIV-positive women with CIN2+ in Nairobi, Kenya.

KenyahrHPVpublished 2021JAMA oncologyPubMeddocument of 16 observations

4.1 %At 36 months, mortality among patients initiated on antiretroviral therapy in central Kenya was 4.1%.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 36 monthspublished 2022BMC infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 10 observations

4.85 odds_ratioAfter adjustment for potential confounding factors, opsonic phagocytosis levels were associated with an increased risk of clinical malaria in individuals ≥15 years old (adjusted odds ratio: 4.85 [CI: 1.02–23.00]).

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025The American journal of tropical medicine and hygienePubMeddocument of 6 observations

40 %PLHIV had a 40% higher mean TNF-α concentration compared with HIV-negative participants, independent of CVD risk factors.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2021Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society PubMeddocument of 8 observations

10 %Plasmodium falciparum parasite prevalence by qPCR fell to 10% among 90 adults on day 16.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2020Comparing drug regimens for clearance of malaria parasites in asymptomatic adults using PCeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations

-0.14 Z-scoreCompared to women without malaria or STIs/RTIs (n = 399), malaria-only (n = 267), STIs/RTIs only (n = 410) or both (n = 353) were associated with reduced fetal growth, with an adjusted mean difference in fetal/birth weight Z-score of -0.14 for STIs/RTIs.

Kenyapaludisme · STIs/RTIspublished 2023International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the InternatPubMeddocument of 5 observations

163 participants163 adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) experienced at least one sexually transmitted infection (STI) during follow-up.

Kenyasexually transmitted infection (STI)published 2023The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent MediPubMeddocument of 9 observations

0.034 new_infections_per_infant_per_monthThe force of infection for Plasmodium falciparum was estimated as 0.034 new infections per infant per month in one community.

Kenyapaludismepublished 1997Lancet (London, England)europe_pmcdocument of 11 observations

100 %After 19 months of follow-up, all 75 participants living with HIV had enrolled in HIV care and initiated antiretroviral therapy.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2023BMC health services researchPubMeddocument of 12 observations

30 %Perception of high HIV risk among circumcised men declined from 30% to 14%.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2014AIDS and behavioreurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

1,723 individualsAmong 11,070 people with HIV (PWH) with AUDIT-C measured, 1723 (16%) reported any alcohol use.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2023Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 6 observations

Confidence in the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine increased among health-care providers, health managers, and national policymakers owing to reductions in malaria frequency and severity.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2024The Lancet. Global healthPubMeddocument of 3 observations

19,000,000 inhabitants19 million people in highland epidemic-prone and seasonal transmission areas of Kenya are at risk for malaria.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2024Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 16 observations

28 %Of 25 participants with incident HIV infection, 7/25 (28%) reported taking PrEP ≤30 days before HIV diagnosis.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2021PLoS medicinePubMeddocument of 12 observations