Cohort Profile: Kenya Life Panel Survey | 2026

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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Health systems and care delivery

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

Overall, 92.7% of the original cohort members participated in at least one follow-up round and 87.2% participated in at least two (balanced by deworming treatment status). Relative to nationwide samples, KLPS features similar household sizes, similar rates of urban residence (38% in KLPS versus 42% nationally), somewhat lower levels of education (75% completed primary school in KLPS versus 78% nationally, and a larger gap for secondary schooling), and lower paid employment (41% KLPS versus 49% nationally). The second-generation cohort has fewer household members on average (5.45 members) compared with the nationwide sample (6.45 members), which could in part reflect slightly different definitions for a household. Overall, the KLPS sample appears broadly comparable to national Kenyan samples of similarly-aged individuals along multiple important socio-economic and demographic dimensions.

Key findings

Overall, 92.7% of the original cohort members participated in at least one follow-up round and 87.2% participated in at least two (balanced by deworming treatment status).
Relative to nationwide samples, KLPS features similar household sizes, similar rates of urban residence (38% in KLPS versus 42% nationally), somewhat lower levels of education (75% completed primary school in KLPS versus 78% nationally, and a larger gap for secondary schooling), and lower paid employment (41% KLPS versus 49% nationally).
The second-generation cohort has fewer household members on average (5.45 members) compared with the nationwide sample (6.45 members), which could in part reflect slightly different definitions for a household.
Overall, the KLPS sample appears broadly comparable to national Kenyan samples of similarly-aged individuals along multiple important socio-economic and demographic dimensions.

Why it matters

This cohort profile describes participation rates and demographic characteristics of the Kenya Life Panel Survey compared with national Kenyan samples. It does not report any treatment, cure, or prevention for Alzheimer's disease.

Study details

Study designlongitudinal study
Participants7,527
Effect sizeor 92.7; 92.7%; 87.2%
Evidence strengthHigh

How this study scored 54/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a longitudinal study following the same people over time. Scored zero for randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on senior author's track record, so that was left out: it earned 52 of the 96 points we could judge it on, which is 54 out of 100.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	7 / 10	Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (International Journal of Epidemiology)
Journal's citation record	3 / 4	International Journal of Epidemiology: journal h-index 328 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29)
Study design	7 / 12	A longitudinal study following the same people over time
Strength of evidence	5 / 5	Rated “high” in our summary
Peer-review validation	10 / 10	Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal.
How recent	5 / 5	2026 — within 1 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size	3 / 4	7,527 participants
Effect reported	2 / 3	Effect reported as a number, without an interval or test
Studied in people	3 / 3	Studied in people (participant count stated)
Randomised / blinded	0 / 2	No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Times cited	0 / 7	Cited 0 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	0 / 5	0.0 citations a year over 2 year(s) since 2026
Impact for its field and year	0 / 6	Cited 0.0× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here	0 / 6	No other study in this library cites it
Still being cited	0 / 4	Cited 0 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	— / 4	OpenAlex's profile for last-listed author Michael Walker holds only 1 work(s), too few to judge a track record — left out of this score
Institution's track record	2 / 3	University of California, Berkeley: institution h-index 2,012 (OpenAlex)
Multi-centre collaboration	1 / 3	OpenAlex lists 3 institution(s) in 2 countries
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 42490521)
Free to read	2 / 2	Free to read
Points	52 / 96	Scored on 19 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 52 of the 96 points we could judge it on is 54 out of 100.
Total	54 / 100	—

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APA 7th

Hsu, E., Miguel, E., Ochieng, E., & Walker, M. E. A. M. E. O. M. W. (2026). Cohort Profile: Kenya Life Panel Survey. International Journal of Epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyag118

Vancouver

Hsu E, Miguel E, Ochieng E, Walker MEAMEOMW. Cohort Profile: Kenya Life Panel Survey. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2026. doi:10.1093/ije/dyag118. PMID: 42490521.

BibTeX

@article{hsu2026-42490521,
  author  = {Hsu, Eric and Miguel, Edward and Ochieng, Eric and Walker, Michael, Edward A. Miguel, Eric Ochieng, Michael Walker},
  title   = {{Cohort Profile: Kenya Life Panel Survey}},
  journal = {International Journal of Epidemiology},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.1093/ije/dyag118},
  pmid    = {42490521},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyag118}
}

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