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619 per_10000Under no viral load testing, infants acquired HIV at a rate of 619 per 10,000 live births in the newly positive pregnant women population in Kenya.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2025AIDS (London, England)PubMeddocument of 6 observations

84 %Negative for intraepithelial lesion or malignancy accounted for 84.0% of cervical scrape samples.

Kenyacancer du col de l'utéruspublished 2025Acta cytologicaPubMeddocument of 7 observations

71.1 %Day 0 samples had 71.1% (116/163) single Plasmodium falciparum infections.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2023International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the InternatPubMeddocument of 8 observations

93.1 %Among 29 confirmed cases of endocervical adenocarcinoma diagnosed at AKUHN between July 2017 and July 2018, 27 (93.1%) were positive for high-risk HPV.

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

3.8 aORNot boiling drinking water was associated with Giardia intestinalis assemblage B infection with an adjusted odds ratio of 3.8.

KenyaGiardia intestinalis assemblage B infectionpublished 2023Parasitology internationalPubMeddocument of 7 observations

141.7 per_1000_live_birthsUnder-five mortality in Kenya was 141.7 per 1000 live births in 1965.

Kenyamortalité infanto-juvénileobserved 1965published 2019BMC public healtheurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations

65.4 %65.4% of patients on efavirenz did not feel guilty for being HIV positive.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2021Scientific reportsPubMeddocument of 15 observations

HSV-2 prevalence, as determined by ELISA, was higher among HIV-positive women on DMPA compared to HIV-positive women not on contraceptives (p=0.034).

Kenyaherpes simplex virus-2 · HIV 1published 2016Association between use of the progestin Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate and Cervicovagieurope_pmcdocument of 7 observationsDOI 10.1101/045344

3.3 USD_per_visitThe median amount PrEP clients were willing to pay per visit was $3.30 USD (IQR $1.60–$4.10 USD).

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2025BMC health services researchPubMeddocument of 13 observations

1.28 aPRPreterm birth was associated with unsuppressed maternal viral load (adjusted prevalence ratio [aPR] 1.28, 95% CI 1.02–1.61).

Kenyamaternal viral load · preterm birthpublished 2022AIDS (London, England)PubMeddocument of 10 observations

Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women in sub-Saharan Africa.

Kenyacancer du col de l'utéruspublished 2025International journal of environmental research and public healthPubMeddocument of 3 observations

79.8 %Non-use of seat belts was 79.8% among males.

Kenyanon-use of seat beltsobserved 2015published 2020The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 26 observations

22.4 %The predominant cancer types among respondents were breast cancer (22.4%), throat cancer (14.8%), prostate cancer (12.9%), bone cancer (12.5%), cervical cancer (9.9%), stomach cancer (6.0%), and skin cancer (5.1%).

Kenyacancer du seinpublished 2023Journal of oncology pharmacy practice : official publication of the International Society PubMeddocument of 8 observations

5.4 %Overall transfusion infection prevalence in donors was 5.4%.

Kenyatransfusion-transmitted infectionspublished 2025TransfusionPubMeddocument of 3 observations

95 %In interviews with 176 women enrolled in the WelTel PMTCT trial in Kenya, 167 (95%) agreed or strongly agreed that the interactive text-messaging intervention had been helpful.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2024BMC pregnancy and childbirthPubMeddocument of 6 observations

1.89 adjusted_risk_ratioDrug resistance penalty score (DR-PS) ≥ 30 was associated with lack of caregiver confidence in antiretroviral therapy administration (adjusted risk ratio = 1.89).

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 2019 to 2023published 2025VirusesPubMeddocument of 8 observations

0.23 aORNulliparous women had significantly lower odds of developing suspicious breast lesions (adjusted odds ratio: 0.23; 95% confidence interval: 0.07–0.71).

Kenyasuspicious breast lesionspublished 2025PloS onePubMeddocument of 5 observations

50.7 %Only 50.7% (95% CI 21.2, 79.7) of patients seen at private-for-profit (PFP) facilities received appropriate malaria case management.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2022Malaria journaleurope_pmcdocument of 10 observationsDOI 10.1186/s12936-022-04048-2

9 per_100_person-yearsThe overall infant HIV incidence rate over one-year follow-up was 9 cases per 100 person-years.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2023PLoS ONEOpenAlexdocument of 5 observations

862 patientsHealth records of 862 patients with breast cancer were analysed across six tertiary care institutions in Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria.

Ghana · Kenya · Nigeriacancer du seinobserved 2014 to 2017published 2021BMJ openPubMeddocument of 13 observations

9 clustersAcross 12 months of surveillance, there were nine significant clusters identified among fever positive RDT cases.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2018–2019published 2021Malaria journaleurope_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.1186/s12936-021-03758-3

26 %Among children 5 to 15 years of age who were living in an area with high coverage and use of bed nets, ivermectin administered once a month for 3 consecutive months resulted in a 26% lower incidence of malaria infection than albendazole.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025The New England journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 2 observations

2,000 childrenTwo large case-control studies of over 2,000 African children found that G6PD A- is associated with reduced risk of severe malaria.

Kenyadéficit en G6PD · paludismepublished 1995Natureeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observations

9 %PHQ-9 screening identified 9% (n = 45) of adolescents living with HIV in Kenya with mild depression symptoms.

Kenyadépressionpublished 2021AIDS and behaviorPubMeddocument of 6 observations

19 %Malaria prevalence was highest in the Lake Endemic zone at 19% in 2020.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2020published 2026Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 4 observations