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24.5 %The proportion of samples with a mixed outcome of both wildtype and mutant genotypes in the Pfdhfr and Pfdhps genes was 24.5% among Plasmodium falciparum parasites isolated from pregnant women in coastal Kenya between 2013 and 2015.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2013 and 2015published 2020Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 8 observations

155 assaysNinety-seven infants had 155 urine isoniazid metabolite assays performed in an infant tuberculosis prevention trial in Kenya.

Kenyatuberculosepublished 2021The Pediatric infectious disease journalPubMeddocument of 2 observations

0.035 p_valueThe avidity index of anti-circumsporozoite antibodies was higher in children with high malaria exposure compared to those with low malaria exposure at 1 month post dose 3 (p = 0.035).

Kenyapaludismepublished 2014PloS oneeurope_pmcdocument of 2 observations

33.5 %The cumulative risk of loss to follow-up for people living with HIV prior to antiretroviral therapy initiation 12 months after enrollment was 33.5% (95% CI 33.36–33.58).

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2020PloS onePubMeddocument of 12 observations

467 per_1000Malaria incidence was estimated at 467 per 1,000 population in Siaya County when excluding CHV data.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2021-2023published 2026Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 12 observations

36.8 %Cluster 2 of anaemia among school-aged children in western Kenya had a prevalence of 36.8% at villages.

Kenyaanémieobserved February 2022published 2023PloS oneeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observationsDOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0282382

60 %Moderate/severe depression was common among the study participants, affecting 60%.

Kenyamoderate/severe depressionpublished 2024Journal of the International AIDS SocietyPubMeddocument of 8 observations

240 casesThere were 240 (31%, 95%CI 27 to 34%) people living with HIV with poor outcomes after 24 months.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2022PloS onePubMeddocument of 15 observations

68.1 %Among women with HIV in serodifferent relationships in Nairobi, Kenya who reported intimate partner violence in the past year, 68.1% reported emotional violence.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2022PloS onePubMeddocument of 8 observations

19.7 %The prevalence of SP dhfr/dhps quintuple mutant haplotype CIRNI/SGEAA increased from 19.7% in 1996 to 86.0% in 2012 in Asembo, Kenya.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 1996published 2022Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 10 observations

5.3 per_habitatThe mean density of An. funestus was 5.3 in burrow pits in Kakamega County, western Kenya between March and June 2019.

Kenyapaludismeobserved March and June 2019published 2021Ethiopian journal of health sciencesPubMeddocument of 8 observations

16 %CHPs managed 16% of malaria cases at the community level in the comparison site.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025Frontiers in public healthPubMeddocument of 12 observations

2.11 incidence_rate_ratioChart audits were associated with an incidence rate ratio of 2.11 for increased HIV testing among adolescents.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved October 2015 to September 2016published 2022AIDS carePubMeddocument of 16 observations

155 mmHgIn the intervention arm, systolic blood pressure (SBP) decreased from 155.0 mmHg to 148.7 mmHg.

Kenyahypertension artériellepublished 2025Global health actionPubMeddocument of 6 observations

51.6 %In the last study quarter, elevated blood pressure was reported for 720 out of 1395 patients (51.6%).

Kenyaelevated blood pressureobserved last study quarterpublished 2023JMIR mHealth and uHealthPubMeddocument of 10 observations

A randomized controlled trial is comparing home-based couples intervention and HIV self-testing for couples among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinics in two counties in southwestern Kenya.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2023Value in health regional issuesPubMeddocument of 10 observations

18.4 %PAFs for severe malnutrition ranged between 0% and 18.4% in 14-year-old girls.

Kenyamalnutritionpublished 2013BMJ openeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

1.95 prevalence_ratioFemale sex workers originating from a high-prevalence county in Kenya had a prevalence ratio of 1.95 for living with HIV in adjusted analysis.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 2014 to 2017published 2023Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 5 observations

19 %Awareness of oral HIVST was low (19%).

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2023AIDS carePubMeddocument of 5 observations

76 introductionsPhylogenetic analysis identified at least 76 independent SARS-CoV-2 introductions into Kenyan coast during the early phase of the pandemic.

KenyaCOVID-19published 2020Tracking the introduction and spread of SARS-CoV-2 in coastal Kenyaeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-93975/v1

29 %S. aureus had poor susceptibility to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole at 29%.

Kenyaantimicrobial resistanceobserved 2015published 2019PloS oneeurope_pmcdocument of 14 observationsDOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0212131

3.16 odds_ratioFrequency of allele 1 at IL-1α -889 was associated with chronic periodontitis in Swahilis (OR = 3.16, 95% CI = 1.644–6.083, p < 0.001).

KenyaPeriodontitispublished 2018PubMedOpenAlexdocument of 8 observations

3.2 %In 2000, overall malaria prevalence was 3.2%.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2000published 2011PloS oneeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observationsDOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0016948

14.2 %Among patients with underlying conditions in Kenya's hospitalized COVID-19 cohort, HIV was present in 14.2%.

KenyaCOVID-19 · VIH/sidapublished 2025Global health actionPubMeddocument of 11 observations

1.6 aORBeing single was associated with a higher odds of HIV viral suppression (adjusted odds ratio = 1.6, 95% CI: 1.3–2.1) among youth aged 15–24 years living with HIV in rural Kenya and Uganda.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2023AIDS carePubMeddocument of 7 observations