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84 %Among 100 pregnant women living with HIV in Western Kenya, 84% reported economic wellbeing as a priority area affected by their HIV status.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2022BMC women's healthPubMeddocument of 5 observations

3.6 %HIV prevalence among female sex workers aged 16–20 years in Kenya was 3.6%.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2020International journal of STD & AIDSeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

85 %Of 107 samples that underwent drug resistance mutation testing, 91 (85%) had major drug resistance mutations.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2022The Lancet. Child & adolescent healthPubMeddocument of 12 observations

6.33 aORAt 6 weeks, high maternal viral load was associated with higher odds of underweight infants (adjusted odds ratio 6.33).

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2025AIDS and behaviorPubMeddocument of 8 observations

18.7 %In scenario 1, waiting time at the testing site accounted for 18.7% of total turnaround time for HIV viral load monitoring.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2024Health policy and planningPubMeddocument of 15 observations

In randomised controlled trials in Kenya and Uganda, incident HIV infections were eliminated when long-acting cabotegravir was included as an option in the dynamic choice HIV prevention intervention.

Kenya · OugandaVIH/sidapublished 2025The lancet. HIVPubMeddocument of 11 observations

3.4 aORPatients with TB symptoms were over three times as likely to have a new HIV diagnosis in private not-for-profit facilities compared to those in government facilities (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 3.40; 95% CI = 1.96–5.90).

Kenyatuberculose · VIH/sidaobserved 2018published 2022International journal of STD & AIDSPubMeddocument of 4 observations

96 %Among HIV positive mothers, knowledge regarding exclusive breastfeeding for HIV-exposed infants was 96% in the BFCI intervention arm and 100% in the control arm.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2020International breastfeeding journalPubMeddocument of 6 observations

8.7 relative_risk_ratioHaving more than 5 resistance mutations at timepoint 1 was associated with higher mortality, with a relative risk ratio of 8.7 (95% confidence interval: 2.1 to 36.3).

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2022Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 13 observations

96.8 %Drought was cited as a driver of water insecurity by 96.8% of participants.

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

55.8 per_1000_womenThe overall pregnancy incidence rate among HIV-positive adolescents in western Kenya was 55.8 pregnancies per 1000 women.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 2005–2017published 2020Reproductive healthPubMeddocument of 8 observations

75 %198 (75%) of the adolescents and young adults living with HIV reported they were ready for disclosure when it happened.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 2019published 2023Frontiers in public healthPubMeddocument of 18 observations

4.5 %4.5% of pregnant women enrolled in care at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital were living with HIV.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved October 2020 to September 2023published 2025BMJ openPubMeddocument of 7 observations

5,316 individualsAmong 5,316 adolescents and young adults living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy for at least 6 months in Kenya, 2,081 (39%) had viral load measurements available in the medical record.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2022The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACPubMeddocument of 5 observations

1.88 IRROver 3 years, the adjusted incidence rate ratio (IRR) for HIV acquisition among those living ≥ 1 month outside their community in the past 12 months compared to those who had not was 1.88 (95% CI 1.48–2.38).

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2025AIDS and behavioreurope_pmcdocument of 18 observations

1.74 prevalence_ratioAmong female patients under 20 years living with HIV in Western Kenya, violence was associated with orphanhood with a prevalence ratio of 1.74.

Kenyaorphanhood · VIH/sidapublished 2026The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACPubMeddocument of 8 observations

50 %Among Kenyan adolescents aged 15–19 years in Kisumu, 50% had heard of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2024Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 15 observations

0.6 kgIn a retrospective cohort study in rural Kenya, the mean 12-month weight change was 0.6 kg preswitch and 0.8 kg postswitch among people living with HIV switching to dolutegravir.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2023Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 9 observations

Bicytopenia (erythrocytopenia and leucopenia), reactive thrombocytosis with giant platelets, neutrophil and eosinophil hypersegmentations were observed in HIV infected patients.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2017Kenyatta University Institutional Repository (Kenyatta University)OpenAlexdocument of 7 observations

0.2 %The percentage of HIV infections with PrEP-associated nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) drug resistance was 0.2% in the nucleic acid testing scenario.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2024The lancet. HIVPubMeddocument of 6 observations

56.6 %Complete PMTCT retention was achieved by 56.6% of HITSystem 2.0 participants and 17.1% of standard of care participants.

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

4.1 %At 36 months, mortality among patients initiated on antiretroviral therapy in central Kenya was 4.1%.

KenyaVIH/sidaobserved 36 monthspublished 2022BMC infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 10 observations

40 %PLHIV had a 40% higher mean TNF-α concentration compared with HIV-negative participants, independent of CVD risk factors.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2021Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society PubMeddocument of 8 observations

100 %After 19 months of follow-up, all 75 participants living with HIV had enrolled in HIV care and initiated antiretroviral therapy.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2023BMC health services researchPubMeddocument of 12 observations

30 %Perception of high HIV risk among circumcised men declined from 30% to 14%.

KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2014AIDS and behavioreurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations