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28.5 %Timeliness of BCG, Penta3 and measles vaccination was 20–37% lower in children who first attended during vaccine stock outs.

KenyaBCG · pentavalent · rougeoleobserved 2010 to 2017published 2018Vaccineeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

24 %Static coverage at 12 months was exaggerated by 24% for the measles vaccine compared to mean coverage in infants.

Kenyarougeolepublished 2018Coverage and timeliness of vaccination and the validity of routine estimates: Insights froeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.1101/427773

66 %Among children who received measles dose 2, 66% also received RTS,S/AS01 dose 4 in Kenya's pilot implementation.

Kenyapaludisme · rougeoleobserved 2019-2022published 2023Malaria journaleurope_pmcdocument of 10 observations

24 %Compared to mean coverage in infants, static coverage at 12 months was exaggerated by 24% for the measles vaccine.

Kenyarougeoleobserved 2010 to 2017published 2018Vaccineeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

33.5 %Timeliness of BCG, Penta3 and measles vaccination was 23–44% higher in children born in a health facility.

KenyaBCG · pentavalent · rougeolepublished 2018Coverage and timeliness of vaccination and the validity of routine estimates: Insights froeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.1101/427773

Kwashiorkor, measles, trauma, generalized convulsions and neonatal tetanus were all reported with a high degree of accuracy for children who died of these conditions and had low false positive rates for children without these conditions.

Kenyageneralized convulsions · Kwashiorkor · neonatal tetanus · rougeole · traumapublished 1993International journal of epidemiologyeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observations

75 %The sensitivity of the verbal autopsy technique was greater than 75% for measles, neonatal tetanus, malnutrition, and trauma-related deaths.

Kenyamalnutrition · neonatal tetanus · rougeole · trauma-related deathspublished 1992Lancet (London, England)europe_pmcdocument of 3 observations

56 %Fifty-six per cent of the 164,643 households visited said that they had heard about the planned 2012 measles vaccination campaign 1–3 days before start dates.

Kenyarougeoleobserved 2012published 2015Health policy and planningeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

Active case search data from June 2026 revealed a high burden of unreported suspected VPDs, primarily measles, concentrated in the East and Southern Africa Block (Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia, and Madagascar), in the DRC-Angola Block (DRC and Angola), in the West Block (Benin, Togo and Guinea), and in the Lake Chad Basin (Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Central African Republic).

Angola · Bénin · Cameroun · Éthiopie · Guinée · Kenya · Madagascar · Malawi · Mozambique · Nigeria · RDC · Tanzanie · Tchad · Togo · Zambierougeole · VPDsobserved June 2026WHO Africadocument of 17 observations

25 %Twenty-five per cent of households were likely to miss the measles supplemental dose if they had not been reassured by the house visit.

Kenyarougeoleobserved 2012published 2015Health policy and planningeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

59 %Measles dose 2 vaccine coverage was 59% in Kenya's pilot implementation period.

Kenyarougeoleobserved 2019-2022published 2023Malaria journaleurope_pmcdocument of 10 observations