The Economic Costs of Tobacco Related Illnesses in Kenya.

Objective: To estimate the economic costs of selected tobacco-related illnesses (TRI) in Kenya in 2022.

Research Design And Methods: This study was conducted in 2 phases. Phase 1, conducted between 2021 and 2022, entailed conducting a cross-sectional study conducted in 4 national public referral hospitals in Kenya.

Prevalence, patterns, and factors associated with tobacco use among patients with priority tobacco related illnesses at four Kenyan national referral hospitals, 2022.

Tobacco use is a risk factor for many chronic health conditions. Quantifying burden of tobacco use among people with tobacco-related illnesses (TRI) can strengthen cessation programs. This study estimated prevalence, patterns and correlates of tobacco use among patients with TRI at four national referral hospitals in Kenya.

Reframing Non-Communicable Diseases and Injuries for Equity in the Era of Universal Health Coverage: Findings and Recommendations from the Kenya NCDI Poverty Commission.

Background: Kenya has implemented a robust response to non-communicable diseases and injuries (NCDIs); however, key gaps in health services for NCDIs still exist in the attainment of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The Kenya Non-Communicable Diseases and Injury (NCDI) Poverty Commission was established to estimate the burden of NCDIs, determine the availability and coverage of health services, prioritize an expanded set of NCDI conditions, and propose cost-effective and equity-promoting interventions to avert the health and economic consequences of NCDIs in Kenya.

Methods: Burden of NCDIs in Kenya was determined using desk review of published literature, estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study, and secondary analysis of local health surveillance data.

Tobacco use and its determinants in the 2015 Kenya WHO STEPS survey.

Background: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2015, over 1.1 billion people smoked tobacco, which represents around 15% of the global population. In Africa, around one in five adults smoke tobacco.

Prevalence and determinants of heavy episodic drinking among adults in Kenya: analysis of the STEPwise survey, 2015.

Background: Globally, alcohol consumption contributes to 3.3 million deaths and 5.1% of Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs), and its use is linked with more than 200 disease and injury conditions.