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24 %Twenty-four percent of the total variation in mild clinical malaria incidence was explained by additively acting host genes.

Kenyamild clinical malariapublished 2005PLoS medicineeurope_pmcdocument of 7 observations

15 %Adolescents comprise approximately 15% of new HIV infections in Kenya.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2023AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDSPubMeddocument of 2 observations

2.71 odds_ratioIn a cohort of 309 adolescent girls and young women aged 15–24 years living with HIV in Kisumu County, western Kenya, substance use was associated with significantly higher odds of poor antiretroviral therapy adherence (Odds Ratio = 2.71).

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved January to June 2022published 2023International journal of environmental research and public healthPubMeddocument of 4 observations

The increases in age-standardized incidence rates of colorectal cancer were statistically significant in all but three of the populations studied.

Kenyacolorectal cancerpublished 2024International journal of cancereurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

60 %Male circumcision provides men with approximately 60% protection from acquiring HIV infection via heterosexual sex.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2018BMC infectious diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 2 observations

61 %At enrollment, 61% of the adolescent girls and young women reported lifetime intimate partner violence.

Kenyaintimate partner violencepublished 2024AIDS and behaviorPubMeddocument of 6 observations

43.5 %Antibiotic exposure was detected in 43.5% to 81.7% of 4223 pneumonia cases, depending on specimen type.

Kenyapneumoniepublished 2017Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society europe_pmcdocument of 11 observations

4.4 %Among 228 postdischarge deaths at Kilifi County Hospital from 2010 to 2019, 10 (4.4%) occurred among children with any level of malaria parasitaemia.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2010 to 2019published 2024BMJ global healtheurope_pmcdocument of 13 observations

6 wavesThere were six waves of SARS-CoV-2 cases in Kenya between March 2020 and September 2022.

KenyaCOVID-19observed March 2020 – September 2022published 2022The genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in Kenyaeurope_pmcdocument of 8 observationsDOI 10.1101/2022.10.26.22281446

46.7 %Among 1437 participants, 46.7% attended post-operative follow-up after voluntary medical male circumcision.

Kenyavoluntary medical male circumcisionobserved 2008 and 2010published 2016AIDS and behavioreurope_pmcdocument of 6 observationsDOI 10.1007/s10461-015-1210-z

95 %Ninety-five percent of adolescents and young adults living with HIV were virally suppressed.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2026Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CarePubMeddocument of 8 observations

0.9 %In a prospective study of HIV incidence in African women in Eswatini, Kenya, South Africa, and Zambia, true positive HIV results occurred at 412 visits (0.9%) out of 48,234 visits.

Afrique du Sud · Kenya · ZambieVIH/sidapublished 2024Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 5 observations

23 lineages23 distinct Pango lineages were detected across six counties of Coastal Kenya during Wave 1 of SARS-CoV-2 infections.

KenyaCOVID-19observed Wave 1published 2022eLifeeurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations

19 %Of 26,471 respondents, 19% reported a history of fever within the last two weeks prior to the survey.

Kenyafeverobserved 2009published 2011Malaria journaleurope_pmcdocument of 10 observations

25.3 per_100000In Harare, Zimbabwe, the age-standardized incidence rate of oesophageal cancer was 25.3 per 100,000 in females between 2004 and 2008.

Kenyaoesophageal cancerobserved 2004–2008published 2015Cancer epidemiologyeurope_pmcdocument of 10 observationsDOI 10.1016/j.canep.2015.01.001

13.6 %Submicroscopic infection prevalence was 13.6% (n = 595) in the hillside zone.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2022PloS onePubMeddocument of 15 observations

534 asymptomatic_infectionsIn a 14-month longitudinal cohort in Western Kenya, there were 534 asymptomatic and 88 symptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections across 186 people.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 14-monthpublished 2021Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society PubMeddocument of 7 observations

2,000,000 USDScreening costs of undiagnosed type 2 diabetes in Kenya were US$ 2 million in 2021.

Kenyadiabète de type 2observed 2021published 2024BMC health services researchPubMeddocument of 4 observations

38.9 %Anemia prevalence defined by WHO criteria (hemoglobin < 11 g/dL) was 38.9% in irrigated areas and 51.5% in non-irrigated areas during the wet season in Homa Bay County, Kenya.

Kenyaanémiepublished 2022The American journal of tropical medicine and hygienePubMeddocument of 4 observations

3.97 RRRHIV status was associated with higher odds of dual method use, with a ratio of relative risk of 3.97.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 2015 to 2016published 2023ContraceptionPubMeddocument of 6 observations

25 %Among adolescents living with HIV (ALH) in school, 25% in day schools self-reported missing antiretroviral therapy (ART) when school was in session.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2024Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 14 observations

3 foldNeutralising antibodies decayed three-fold by month six of COVID-19 diagnosis.

KenyaCOVID-19published 2023Wellcome open researcheurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations

26 %In Kenya, family testing contributed 26% of the total number of children identified with HIV.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 2015–2016published 2020International journal of STD & AIDSPubMeddocument of 7 observations

18 %A restrictive spirometry pattern (RSP) was observed in 18% of adolescents with HIV in Nairobi, Kenya.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2025ChestPubMeddocument of 9 observations

28 %Of those screened for PrEP eligibility, 28% of female sex workers (FSW) were ineligible.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved February 2017 to December 2019published 2020Journal of the International AIDS SocietyPubMeddocument of 13 observations