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12.6 %Harmful alcohol use prevalence was 12.6% in the studied population.

Kenyaharmful alcohol useobserved 2015published 2020The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 26 observations

0.23 per_100_person-yearsHIV incidence was 0.23 per 100 person-years postpartum.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2022Global health, science and practicePubMeddocument of 3 observations

23.3 %Migori County showed a malaria positivity rate of 23.3% compared to 10.8% in Homa Bay County.

Kenyapaludismeobserved June 2020-June 2022published 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 5 observations

75.8 %Seventy-two (75.8%) of the Burkitt's lymphoma patients were male.

KenyaBurkitt's lymphomapublished 2025BMC cancerPubMeddocument of 7 observations

11 %La fréquence de la neuropathie chez les personnes vivant avec le VIH au Kenya était de 11 % en 2011.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 2011HAL · Unilimdocument of 747 observations

6 %Between May 1, 2018, and March 31, 2020, 1910 out of 32,722 female individuals tested positive for HIV in western Kenya, representing a prevalence of 6% among those receiving HIV testing services.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved May 1, 2018 to March 31, 2020published 2023The Lancet. Global healthPubMeddocument of 11 observations

21 yearsThe median age at first pregnancy among 838 pathologically confirmed breast cancer cases in Kenya was 21 years.

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

128,510 slide_examinationsA total of 128,510 malaria slide examinations were undertaken during the study period from 1999 to 2008.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 1999 to 2008published 2011PloS oneeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observationsDOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0016948

22 %In the moderate and high malaria risk strata, intermittent preventive therapies for school children in addition to existing vector control was predicted to reduce prevalence by 22%.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2022Malaria journaleurope_pmcdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.1186/s12936-022-04099-5

5 %Very few mutations were found in the Pfcrt marker (< 5%) among samples collected from children aged 6–59 months in Siaya County, western Kenya from 2016 to 2017.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2016 to 2017published 2020Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 4 observations

69 %Among 29 confirmed cases of endocervical adenocarcinoma diagnosed at AKUHN between July 2017 and July 2018, 20 (69.0%) were classified as usual type adenocarcinoma, all positive for high-risk HPV.

Kenyaendocervical adenocarcinoma · usual type adenocarcinomaobserved July 2017 to July 2018published 2022Annals of clinical and laboratory sciencePubMeddocument of 5 observations

4.52 odds_ratioAdjusted odds of viral failure were higher for guidelines-unsupported versus supported regimens (OR = 4.52; 95% CI 1.02–26.24).

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2025Journal of the International AIDS SocietyPubMeddocument of 15 observations

71 %Among 358 partner participants who knew they were HIV positive, 358 (71%) were virally suppressed.

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

2.11 timesAfter adjusting for age and individual-level risk factors, HIV prevalence was 2.11 times higher among nonvenue adolescent girls and young women not engaged in sex work compared with venue-based adolescent girls and young women not engaged in sex work in Mombasa, Kenya.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2024Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 6 observations

25 %Salmonella isolates showed levels of resistance ranging from 25% to 100% in Busia for all the antimicrobials tested.

KenyaSalmonellapublished 2019African Journal of Health SciencesOpenAlexdocument of 18 observations

45.2 %1057 out of 2340 (45.2%) children with severe malaria had severe anemia.

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

46 %Among 437 pregnant women living with HIV in western Kenya, 46% disclosed their HIV status to a relative.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2020BMC pregnancy and childbirthPubMeddocument of 11 observations

76 %Compared to slide 2 (gold standard), sensitivity of health facility blood smear results was 76% and specificity was 92%.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2026Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 10 observations

39 %If every member of the community attained primary school education and unemployment was eradicated, 39% of cardiovascular disease deaths would be averted (95% confidence interval 5%–60%; p = 0.026).

Kenyamaladies cardiovasculairespublished 2020Global heartPubMeddocument of 11 observations

74 %Among 54 children with 560 viral load visits followed from 48 to 96 months, five viral load trajectory groups were identified: sustained-low (74%), mid-range (4%), periods-of-low (7%), high-to-low (7%), and sustained-high (7%).

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2024Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 5 observations

1.4 hazard_ratioMortality 2-6 months post-discharge was associated with elevated fibrinogen, histidine-rich glycoprotein (hazard ratio: 1.40, 95% confidence interval: 1.01–1.94), protein C inhibitor (SERPINA5, 1.50, 95% CI: 1.07–2.08), SERPINA10 (1.42, 95% CI: 1.02–1.99), and ADAMTS13 (0.41, 95% CI: 0.24–0.70).

Kenyacomplicated severe malnutritionpublished 2026BMC medicinePubMeddocument of 7 observations

40.9 %Among people without HIV, non-communicable diseases were the leading cause of death, accounting for 235 deaths (40.9%) in western Kenya.

Kenyamaladies non transmissiblespublished 2026Global health actionPubMeddocument of 7 observations

1.13 hazard_ratioThe hazard ratio for hospital readmission or death in the dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine chemoprevention group compared to the placebo group was 1.13 (95% CI, 0.87 to 1.47) after the intervention period (week 15 through week 26).

Kenyasevere anemiapublished 2020The New England journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 5 observations

1.9 timesOver 3 years, the risk of HIV acquisition was 1.9 times higher in those living ≥ 1 month outside their community in the past 12 months compared to those who had not.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2025AIDS and behavioreurope_pmcdocument of 18 observations

60 %Artemether-lumefantrine was prescribed for 60% of the 1,200 patients who needed treatment with AL according to guidelines.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2008Malaria journaleurope_pmcdocument of 7 observationsDOI 10.1186/1475-2875-7-181