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41.4 %Preexposure of mosquitoes to piperonyl butoxide significantly increased permethrin mortality from 41.4% to 78.8% in urban populations.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2022-2023published 2024PloS onePubMeddocument of 25 observations

74 %Among women who were viremic at baseline and endorsed engagement in sex work, 74% of women in the intervention arm achieved viral suppression at month six.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved month sixpublished 2023BMC public healtheurope_pmcdocument of 5 observationsDOI 10.1186/s12889-023-15638-3

Heart failure patients in Kenya commonly present with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF).

Kenyainsuffisance cardiaqueobserved December 2021 to December 2022published 2025BMC cardiovascular disordersPubMeddocument of 4 observations

2.8 %In Kenya, current HIV testing practices yield a 2.8% positivity rate for new diagnoses reported through the national HIV electronic medical record (EMR) system.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2025Journal of the International AIDS SocietyPubMeddocument of 3 observations

8.9 %Worldwide, Mother To Child Transmission (MTCT) rates accounted for 8.9% of all HIV infections by the end of 2015.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 2015published 2020African Journal of Health SciencesOpenAlexdocument of 9 observations

67 %Of those who received HIV self-testing (HIVST) kits, 67% were distributed to infrequent testers and non-testers.

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

98.4 %Anopheles gambiae s.l. comprised 98.4% of the total anophelines collected during intensive mosquito sampling in Kilifi District, Kenya.

Kenyapaludismepublished 1995The American journal of tropical medicine and hygieneeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

Ace-1 and GSTe2 mutations were absent in the Anopheles subset analysed.

KenyaAce-1 mutation · GSTe2 mutationpublished 2025BMC microbiologyPubMeddocument of 8 observations

0.23 mosquitoes_per_unit_area_or_timeThe Anopheles funestus indoor resting density was 0.23 in the irrigated study site while almost none of this species was collected in the non-irrigated study site.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2022Parasitology researchPubMeddocument of 7 observations

3 %Of 16,903 children surveyed, 3% were febrile and infected with Plasmodium falciparum.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2007–2009published 2010Malaria journaleurope_pmcdocument of 7 observationsDOI 10.1186/1475-2875-9-99

0.568 kappaAgreement was moderate between primary and consensus histology review results for the diagnosis of low-grade versus high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (Kappa = 0.568).

Kenyasquamous intraepithelial lesionspublished 2021The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 11 observations

72.9 %Among those with viral load ≥1000 copies/mL, 72.9% in Kenya had dual-class drug resistance.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2021Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 14 observations

85 %After two, four and eight treatment rounds, the prevalence of CFA positivity was 85%, 66% and 57%, compared with pre-treatment.

Kenyacirculating filarial antigen (CFA) · Wuchereria bancrofti infectionpublished 2005Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygieneeurope_pmcdocument of 7 observations

6.6 %Among heterosexuals in Kenya, pre-treatment HIV drug resistance increased from 6.6% before 2005 to 20.2% during 2011–2015, then dropped to 6.5% during 2016–2020.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved before 2005published 2024The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapyPubMeddocument of 7 observations

36.9 %Of the 168 widows with confirmed dates of HIV diagnosis, 36.9% may have been exposed 5 years after widowhood.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2026Global health actioneurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

97.6 %Among 2796 reviewed COVID-19 case records in Kenya, 2730 (97.6%) were Kenyans.

KenyaCOVID-19published 2022Journal of global healthPubMeddocument of 24 observations

659 patientsA total of 659 patients with moderate to severe pulmonary hypertension were enrolled in the study at Aga Khan University Hospital.

Kenyapulmonary hypertensionpublished 2020Global heartPubMeddocument of 10 observations

14 yearsThe median age at menarche among 838 pathologically confirmed breast cancer cases in Kenya was 14 years.

Kenyacancer du seinobserved between March 2012 to May 2015published 2021Breast cancer research : BCRPubMeddocument of 9 observations

21 %21% (22 out of 105) of VIA/VILI-triaged cases tested positive.

Kenyacervical precancer or cancerpublished 2023PloS onePubMeddocument of 16 observations

3.45 aORPatients who were in coma had an increased risk of death from respiratory illnesses, with an adjusted Odds Ratio of 3.45.

Kenyarespiratory illnessespublished 2026VaccinePubMeddocument of 7 observations

21.6 %Overall malaria prevalence among school-aged children in mainland Tanzania was 21.6% in 2015.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2015published 2025PLOS global public healtheurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

4.1 per_100000_person-yearsThe incidence rate of aetiology-confirmed meningitis was 4.1 per 100,000 person-years in RTS,S/AS01-vaccinated children.

Kenyaméningite (non précisée)published 2025The Lancet. Global healthPubMeddocument of 10 observations

19 individualsNineteen household contacts were latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) positive.

Kenyalatent tuberculosis infectionpublished 2022The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 6 observations

43.3 yearsThe mean age of controls in the ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) study in Kenya was 43.3 years.

Kenyaocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN)published 2016Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IHeurope_pmcdocument of 10 observations

8.6 %The overall 60-day risk of developing clinical malaria following symptomatic RDT-negative suspected malaria episodes was 8.6%.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2024The Journal of infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 3 observations