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3.7 %Studies that screened individuals regardless of symptoms using microscopy, culture, or GeneXpert®MTB/RIF had 3.7% higher case yield than symptom screening.

Kenyatuberculosepublished 2022Tuberculosis research and treatmenteurope_pmcdocument of 8 observationsDOI 10.1155/2022/9947068

2.5 odds_ratioMalnutrition was associated with tuberculosis (odds ratio 2.5, 95% confidence interval 1.14–5.72).

Kenyatuberculosepublished 2021International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the InternatPubMeddocument of 10 observations

59 %Among 422 eligible patients with newly diagnosed HIV-related Kaposi sarcoma in Uganda and Kenya, the 95% confidence interval for the proportion undergoing RCA within 3 months was 59% to 70%.

KenyaHIV-related Kaposi sarcomapublished 2021Cancer epidemiologyPubMeddocument of 7 observations

85 %In the Kenyan CLHIV cohort, CRISPR-TB detected 85% of unconfirmed tuberculosis cases diagnosed by non-microbiological clinical findings.

Kenyatuberculosepublished 2022The Lancet. MicrobePubMeddocument of 6 observations

0.7 %Cancer was detected in 10 out of 271 key populations with a documented NCD, representing a prevalence of 0.7% (95% CI: 0.3–1.2).

Kenyacancer (non précisé)published 2020PloS onePubMeddocument of 11 observations

3 %Only 3% of malaria-negative children received antimalarials.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2026Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 5 observations

33.3 percentBelow the age of 35 years, more than one third of all sextants with CPITN score 3 had attachment loss levels ≤ 3 mm.

Kenyaperiodontal attachment losspublished 1995Journal Of Clinical PeriodontologyOpenAlexdocument of 5 observations

10.5 %The prevalence of the sextuple mutant haplotype CIRNI/HGEAA containing Pfdhps-436H increased from 10.5% in 2012 to 34.6% in 2017 in Asembo, Kenya.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2012published 2022Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 10 observations

83.2 %83.2% of female sex workers living with HIV in Mombasa, Kenya had a nonpaying, regular partner.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved October 2012-April 2017published 2020Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)europe_pmcdocument of 10 observations

80.5 %The mean communication score for preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) care was 80.5% at control sites.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2024AIDS (London, England)PubMeddocument of 9 observations

89 %Of the 183 index clients, 89% accepted Partner Notification services and elicited 216 sexual partners for tracing.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved January 2017 to August 2018published 2020BMC infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 6 observations

12.1 %In 2019, 12.1% of mainland Tanzania's population resided in communities where Plasmodium falciparum parasite prevalence was predicted to be ≥ 30%.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2019published 2021PLOS global public healtheurope_pmcdocument of 11 observations

9 odds_ratioDecreased urine output was associated with increased mortality risk in children with diabetic ketoacidosis (OR 9.0, 95% CI 2.2–37.3).

Kenyadiabetic ketoacidosisobserved 2013–2018published 2020Journal of diabetes researchPubMeddocument of 10 observations

1.82 AORHIV-positive individuals had adjusted odds ratio of 1.82 for receiving an Xpert® test compared to HIV-negative individuals in Kenya in 2015.

Kenyatuberculose · VIH/sidaobserved 2015published 2018BMC infectious diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 12 observations

4,300,000 inhabitantsIn 2009, 4.3 million people (10.6%) in Kenya lived in areas where predicted Plasmodium falciparum parasite rate in children aged 2 to <10 years (PfPR2-10) was greater than or equal to 40%.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2009published 2009BMC infectious diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 6 observationsDOI 10.1186/1471-2334-9-180

55 %The 'more susceptible' group experienced 55% of total clinical malaria episodes.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 1998-2003published 2008PloS oneeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observations

0.31 aORContraceptive use increased the odds of developing malignant breast lesions (adjusted odds ratio: 0.31; 95% confidence interval: 0.18–0.55).

Kenyamalignant breast lesionspublished 2025PloS onePubMeddocument of 5 observations

56 %Malnutrition was present in the causal chain of death for 56% (n = 14) of HIV-infected decedents.

Kenyamalnutritionpublished 2022AIDS (London, England)PubMeddocument of 8 observations

1,512 participantsFrom May 2022 to December 2023, 1,512 participants completed willingness-to-pay questionnaires for online HIV pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis in Nairobi, Kenya.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved May 2022 to December 2023published 2025BMC health services researchPubMeddocument of 5 observations

63.6 %The incidence of uncomplicated hyperglycemia was 63.6% in the high-dose steroid group.

Kenyauncomplicated hyperglycemiapublished 2024PloS onePubMeddocument of 18 observations

14.9 odds_ratioParticipants who lost access to hospitals due to COVID-19 travel restrictions were 15 times more likely to experience a cancer care delay (OR = 14.90, 95% CI: 7.44–29.85) compared to those with continued access to hospitals.

Kenyacancer (non précisé)published 2022International journal of cancereurope_pmcdocument of 12 observationsDOI 10.1002/ijc.33910

40.6 per_100000Prostate cancer had an age-standardized incidence rate (ASR) of 40.6 per 100,000 among men in Nairobi during 2004–2008.

Kenyacancer de la prostateobserved 2004-2008published 2015International journal of cancereurope_pmcdocument of 9 observations

0.016 p_valueThere was a significant difference in complexity of infection (COI) between asymptomatic and febrile infections (P = 0.016).

Kenyapaludismepublished 2022Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 8 observations

61.4 %Viruses accounted for 61.4% (95% credible interval 57.3–65.6) of the aetiology of severe pneumonia in children aged 1–59 months without HIV infection and with positive chest x-rays.

Kenyapneumonieobserved Aug 15, 2011 to Jan 30, 2014published 2019Lancet (London, England)europe_pmcdocument of 9 observations

2.2 %Harmful alcohol use prevalence was 2.2% among females.

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