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85 %In the SEARCH Study in rural Kenya and Uganda (2013–2017), 85% of HIV-positive persons had viral suppression at year 3 according to unadjusted estimates.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 2013-2017published 2020Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.)PubMeddocument of 8 observations

68.4 %68.4% of men who have sex with men who solely met partners via physical sites (PMSM) in Kenya reported an HIV test in the previous six months.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 2019published 2020Journal of the International AIDS SocietyPubMeddocument of 12 observations

2.32 per_100_person-yearsAmong newly enrolled adolescents and youth living with HIV (AYLHIV) in Kenya between January 2016 and December 2017, the incidence of mortality was 2.32 per 100 person-years.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 2016-2017published 2023AIDS patient care and STDsPubMeddocument of 5 observations

56.6 %HITSystem 2.0 participants were more likely to receive complete PMTCT services compared to standard of care (56.6% vs. 17.1%).

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved between November 2017 and June 2019published 2021AIDS and behaviorPubMeddocument of 2 observations

58 %Among 2311 virally unsuppressed adolescents and young adults living with HIV in Kenya with a repeat viral load test, 1330 (58%) had confirmed treatment failure.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved April 2017 to May 2019published 2020Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 7 observations

30 %Klebsiella pneumoniae was present in 48 (30%) of 162 HIV-attributed infant or child deaths.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved Dec 3, 2016 to Dec 31, 2024published 2026The lancet. HIVPubMeddocument of 23 observations

2.26 aORPatients tested in hospitals were over two times as likely to have a new HIV diagnosis as those tested in smaller facilities (i.e., health centers and dispensaries) (aOR 2.26; 95% CI = 1.60–3.21).

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 2018published 2022International journal of STD & AIDSPubMeddocument of 4 observations

18 %HIV prevalence among people who inject drugs in Kenya is estimated to be 18%.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2022Journal of substance abuse treatmentPubMeddocument of 7 observations

73.2 %Access to HIV/AIDS information was 73.2% in non-intervention sites at end line.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2020African Journal of Health SciencesOpenAlexdocument of 7 observations

77.2 %Sexual economic exchange was reported by 403 (77.2%) sexually active women among 536 sexually active women screened in Kisumu, Kenya from January 2017 to May 2018.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved January 2017 to May 2018published 2025Archives of sexual behaviorPubMeddocument of 8 observations

86.7 %Among 271 female participants, 235 (86.7%) identified free pregnancy testing as an advantage.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved From February 2017 to May 2018published 2026BMC public healthPubMeddocument of 10 observations

54.7 %Among 911 women in the PrEP Implementation of Mothers in Antenatal Care trial in Kenya, 54.7% accepted HIV self-testing alone.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2024Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 11 observations

67.5 %Standard care resulted in 67.5% of persons living with HIV who were diagnosed being on treatment.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2022Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 9 observations

7.7 %Busia County had an HIV prevalence rate of 7.7% in 2018.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 2018published 2020African Journal of Health SciencesOpenAlexdocument of 7 observations

11.76 %Patients with elevated liver enzyme ALT among HIV/HBV co infected persons was 11.76%.

Kenyahépatite B · VIH/sidapublished 2012The African Journal of Pharmacology and TherapeuticsOpenAlexdocument of 2 observations

10.6 %HIV-1 prevalence was 10.6% among the studied population of asymptomatic adults in Kombewa, Western Kenya.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2021The American journal of tropical medicine and hygienePubMeddocument of 7 observations

1.46 prevalence_ratioOlder adolescents living with HIV were more likely to receive viral load results than younger ones, with a prevalence ratio of 1.46.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2025The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACPubMeddocument of 4 observations

1,328 diagnosesA total of 1,328 HIV diagnoses were made among youths.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved October 2015 to September 2016published 2022AIDS carePubMeddocument of 16 observations

87 %From January 2018 to April 2019, 921 out of 1057 participants (87%) completed six-month follow-up in a cluster randomized trial in Kenya.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved January 2018 to April 2019published 2020Journal of the International AIDS SocietyPubMeddocument of 15 observations

16.5 daysThe mean transport time for DNA-PCR specimens from collection to receipt at Alupe Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) reference Laboratory was 16.50 days in Vihiga, Bungoma, Kakamega and Busia counties in Kenya between January 2012 and June 2013.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved January 2012 to June 2013published 2024PloS onePubMeddocument of 7 observations

17 %In a pragmatic randomized trial in rural western Kenya, disengagement from HIV care was 17% in the control group over one year of follow-up.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved one year of follow-uppublished 2021PloS onePubMeddocument of 9 observations

1.22 odds_ratioHigher antiretroviral nonadherence was associated with virologic failure (OR = 1.22 per 1-unit higher nonadherence, 95% CI = 1.01–1.47, p < 0.036).

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved February/2021 to July/2022published 2025AIDS and behaviorPubMeddocument of 9 observations

2.3 %In Siaya County, Kenya, 10 out of 426 women testing HIV positive were classified as recently infected, representing 2.3%.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 2018published 2021BMC health services researchPubMeddocument of 4 observations

93 %Among 128 genotyped samples from timepoint 1, 93% (n = 119) demonstrated extensive drug resistance affecting second-line antiretroviral therapy.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 2010-2013published 2022Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 13 observations

119 individualsAmong 348 women in a 2-year study of young women at high HIV risk in Thika and Kisumu, Kenya, 119 (34%) followed a moderate but declining PrEP adherence trajectory.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2023AIDS and behaviorPubMeddocument of 5 observations