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1,344 cases_averted_per_1000_childrenIn a phase 2b trial in Ghana and Kenya, vaccine impact of the RTS,S malaria vaccine, measured as cumulative number of clinical malaria cases averted per 1000 children vaccinated at month 32 post-dose 1, was 1344 for group R012-20.

Ghana · Kenyapaludismepublished 2024The Journal of infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 9 observations

23 per_100_person-yearsHSV-2 incidence was 23 cases per 100 person-years among HIV-1-seronegative female sex workers in Kenya.

Kenyaherpes simplex virus-2published 2009Sexually transmitted infectionseurope_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.1136/sti.2009.036103

3.3 aORA CD4/CD8 ratio ≥1 was associated with Entamoeba spp. infection with an adjusted odds ratio of 3.3.

KenyaEntamoeba spp. infectionpublished 2023Parasitology internationalPubMeddocument of 7 observations

0.9 %Between 2017 and 2020, 13 (0.9%) out of 1374 participants in the observation period were diagnosed with HIV infection.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 2017 and 2020published 2022HIV medicinePubMeddocument of 6 observations

11 days90 (11%) of hospitalized SARS-CoV-2-infected patients were admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for a mean of 11 days.

KenyaCOVID-19published 2022BMJ openPubMeddocument of 7 observations

3.49 risk_ratioAdjusted risk ratio for early pregnancy HbA1c predicting gestational diabetes at 24–28 weeks of gestation was 3.49 in Kenya.

Kenyagestational diabetespublished 2024The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinologyPubMeddocument of 8 observations

23.7 %23.7% of the population in Afghanistan lived in areas where annual Plasmodium falciparum case incidence was at least 1 per 1000.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2014PloS oneeurope_pmcdocument of 7 observations

350,776 visitsThe Kakuma EMR reported 350,776 visits, of which 9385 (2.7%) were for NCDs.

Kenyanoncommunicable diseaseobserved May 2021 to March 2022published 2023JMIR mHealth and uHealthPubMeddocument of 10 observations

23.8 %The prevalence of mild depressive symptoms was 23.8% among older adults living with HIV and 18.2% among HIV-negative peers on the Kenyan coast.

Kenyadepressive symptomsobserved 2020–2021published 2022Journal of the International AIDS SocietyPubMeddocument of 3 observations

2.56 odds_ratioCompared with symptomatic infections, asymptomatic infections more than double the odds of transmission to a mosquito among people with both infection types, with an Odds Ratio of 2.56.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2021Nature communicationsPubMeddocument of 3 observations

10.5 %In mainland Tanzania, 353 out of 3065 wards were assigned to the very low malaria risk strata, representing 10.5% of the total ward population.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2017-2019published 2022Malaria journaleurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

22.4 %Severe water insecurity (score ≥24) was present in 22.4% of participants.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2026Journal of water and healtheurope_pmcdocument of 11 observations

1,500,000 inhabitantsAn estimated 1.5 million Kenyans are HIV-seropositive.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2021MedicinePubMeddocument of 11 observations

56.4 %Among 6,845 sexual contacts of HIV-positive index clients in Siaya County, Kenya, 56.4% were men.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved June 2017-August 2018published 2020PloS onePubMeddocument of 8 observations

9,000 casesAnnual vaccine supply disruptions would avert less than 9,000 cervical cancer cases compared with a 1-dose strategy.

Kenyacancer du col de l'utérusPubMeddocument of 6 observations

9 monthsDuring early antiretroviral therapy (year 0–1 on ART), defective HIV DNA decayed with a mean half-life of 9 months in durably suppressed Kenyan children living with HIV.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2025PLoS pathogensPubMeddocument of 4 observations

45.3 %During a national phone survey in Kenya, 45.3% of male respondents had discussed cervical cancer with their wife/partner.

Kenyacancer du col de l'utéruspublished 2026Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association fPubMeddocument of 5 observations

18 per_100000_person_years_observationIn the rural site (Lwak), the crude incidence of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi bacteremia was 18 cases per 100,000 person-years of observation among children 5–9 years old.

KenyaSalmonella enterica serovar Typhi bacteremiaobserved 2007-9published 2012PloS oneeurope_pmcdocument of 8 observationsDOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0029119

87.5 %168 out of 192 DEC strains (87.5%) were resistant to ampicillin.

KenyaDiarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC)published 2023F1000ResearchOpenAlexdocument of 5 observations

1.56 aORIn Kenya, insured patients had an adjusted odds ratio of 1.56 for severe diabetes care disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kenyadiabète de type 2observed 2022published 2024Global health actionPubMeddocument of 8 observations

2 casesTwo patients among the 336 sampled had dual Plasmodium falciparum/Plasmodium malariae infections.

Kenyapaludismeobserved January 2018 to February 2019published 2022Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 5 observations

42 %The risk difference in hypertension control at week 48 between telehealth and clinic arms was 42% (95% CI [30%, 53%], p < 0.001).

Kenyahypertension artérielleobserved week 48published 2025PLoS medicinePubMeddocument of 7 observations

18.1 %Submicroscopic infection prevalence was 18.1% (n = 155) in the lakeshore zone in the 2019 rainy season.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2019 rainy seasonpublished 2022PloS onePubMeddocument of 15 observations

14 yearsMedian age at enrolment in HIV care was 14.0 years.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2020Reproductive healthPubMeddocument of 8 observations

19.6 %Among 824 pregnant women randomized between November 2015 and May 2017, 19.6% of women were ever nonsuppressed (viral load ≥1,000 c/ml).

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved November 2015 to May 2017published 2021PLoS medicinePubMeddocument of 8 observations