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39 %In an area of intense malaria transmission in South-West Nigeria, Plasmodium falciparum infection was present in 39% of adults.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 1999Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IHeurope_pmcdocument of 8 observations

210,000 casesIn 2023, over 210,000 new HIV acquisitions occurred in Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda and Zambia.

Kenya · Mozambique · Nigeria · Ouganda · ZambieVIH/sidaobserved 2023published 2025Journal of the International AIDS SocietyPubMeddocument of 2 observations

48.6 %Among 311 included mother–child pairs in the 1-year analysis, 151 (48.6%) had anaemia at delivery.

BéninanémieHAL · Unilimdocument of 91 observations

55.5 %55.5% of the study participants were female.

observed 2018–2019published 2022BMC infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 4 observations

56 %Non-use of helmets was 56.0% among females.

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

22.4 %The overall prevalence rate of Loa loa microfilaremia was 22.4% among 4392 individuals aged over 15 years.

Gabonloasepublished 2011PLoS neglected tropical diseasesOpenAlexdocument of 7 observationsDOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001329

80 %Le PSNLP 2014-2018 prévoyait que 80 % de la population à risque ait accès à une mesure de lutte anti-vectorielle efficace, notamment les moustiquaires imprégnées d’insecticide (MII) et les aspersions intra-domiciliaires.

HAL · Unilimdocument of 98 observations

11.7 %11.7% of the 130 healthcare providers from 23 African countries reported that they were performing colposcopy in their current practice.

observed 2021-2022published 2024BMC health services researchPubMeddocument of 9 observations

29 %Menstrual irregularities were found to be prevalent among Nigerian women living with HIV, varying from 29% to 76% across different regions.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2024Reproductive healthPubMed

58 %Among hospitalized HIV-positive adults in West Africa, 58% were women.

Côte d'IvoireVIH/sidaobserved 2010published 2014Journal of the International AIDS Societyeurope_pmcdocument of 22 observationsDOI 10.7448/ias.17.1.18797

12 %The overall P. falciparum parasite rate among children aged 0–9 years resident in Humera, north western Ethiopia was 12%.

Kenyapaludismepublished 1997East African medical journaleurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

1,677 membersIn western Kenya in 2015, the study surveyed lowland households with a total of 1,677 members.

observed 2015published 2020The American journal of tropical medicine and hygienePubMeddocument of 10 observations

601 casesIn Zimbabwe, there were 601 cholera cases and 23 deaths from November 2023 to July 2025.

Zimbabwecholéraobserved Nov 2023 – 31 July 2025Africa CDCdocument of 176 observations

29 %Of the 483 patients with tuberculosis treated at the health facility between 2018 and 2022, 29.0% had TB/HIV coinfection.

Nigeriatuberculose · VIH/sidaobserved 2018-2022published 2024BMJ openPubMeddocument of 6 observations

1.46 ORRespiratory distress was associated with severe metabolic acidosis with an odds ratio of 1.46.

Kenyasevere metabolic acidosispublished 2021Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 14 observations

14.3 %Among HIV-infected pregnant women exposed to efavirenz (EFV) during the first trimester, the proportion of abortion was 14.3%.

Côte d'IvoireVIH/sidaobserved 2003–2009published 2011Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)europe_pmcdocument of 9 observationsDOI 10.1097/qai.0b013e3181ff04e6

227 samplesIn Kenya, 227 mpox samples have been tested to date.

KenyampoxAfrica CDCdocument of 147 observations

16.8 %Le pourcentage d'enfants de 12–14 ans impliqués dans les travaux domestiques pendant 21 heures ou plus était de 16,8 % parmi les filles, selon l'EDSG-III 2019–21.

observed 2019–21DHS Programdocument of 5,766 observations

2 casesA retrospective study between 2016 and 2019 found that the indication for splenectomy in sickle cell disease was splenic infarction in 2 cases.

Gabondrépanocytoseobserved 2016-2019HAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

132 casesAmong 168 pregnant women in Otukpo metropolis, 132 (78.6%) agreed to take the HPV vaccine if offered for free.

Nigeriahuman papilloma viruspublished 2024Ethiopian journal of health sciencesPubMeddocument of 7 observations

7.3 %Among diabetic patients, 7.3% had both elevated total cholesterol and triglyceride.

Nigeriadiabète (non précisé)published 2023West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 9 observations

54.8 %In Mfou, malaria prevalence among females was 54.8%.

CamerounpaludismeHAL · Unilimdocument of 106 observations

27.2 %Among the 471 participants assessed, most had stage 2, 3 and 4 cancers at 27.2%, 27.2% and 24.3% respectively.

Kenyacancer (non précisé)published 2017BMC nutritioneurope_pmcdocument of 9 observations

20 %Among 20 patients with ACS associated with COVID-19, 4 (20%) had GFR < 90 mL/min.

acute coronary syndrome · COVID-19HAL · Unilimdocument of 152 observations

0.88 relative_riskAmong Kenyan women 18 to 30 years of age receiving HIV preexposure prophylaxis, doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis did not significantly reduce the incidence of sexually transmitted infections compared with standard care (relative risk, 0.88; 95% confidence interval, 0.60 to 1.29; P = 0.51).

Kenyasexually transmitted infectionspublished 2023The New England journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 4 observations