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The exposure risk to these infections is highly multifactorial and linked to environmental factors and human behavior. We investigated relationships between household, socio-economic, demographic, and behavioral risk factors for DENV and CHIKV seropositivity and seroconversion in four settlements in Kenya. We prospectively followed a pediatric cohort of 3,445 children between 2014\u20132018. We utilized the Kaplan\u2013Meier curves to describe the temporal patterns of seroconversion among tested participants. We employed logistic regression built using generalized linear mixed models, to identify potential exposure risk factors for DENV and CHIKV seroconversion and seropositivity.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p>Overall, 5.2% children were seropositive for DENV, of which 59% seroconverted during the study period. The seroprevalence for CHIKV was 9.2%, of which 54% seroconverted. The fraction of seroconversions per year in the study cohort was &lt;2% for both viruses. Multivariable analysis indicated that older age and the presence of water containers ((OR: 1.15 [95% CI: 1.10, 1.21]), (OR: 1.50 [95% CI: 1.07, 2.10])) increased the odds of DENV seropositivity, whereas higher wealth (OR: 0.83 [95% CI: 0.73, 0.96]) decreased the odds of DENV seropositivity. Multivariable analysis for CHIKV seropositivity showed older age and the presence of trash in the housing compound to be associated with increased odds of CHIKV seropositivity ((OR: 1.11[95% CI: 1.07, 1.15]), (OR: 1.34 [95% CI: 1.04, 1.73])), while higher wealth decreased the odds of CHIKV seropositivity (OR: 0.74[95% CI: 0.66, 0.83]). A higher wealth index (OR: 0.82 [95% CI: 0.69, 0.97]) decreased the odds of DENV seroconversion, whereas a higher age (OR: 1.08 [95% CI: 1.02, 1.15]) and the presence of water containers in the household (OR: 1.91[95% CI: 1.24, 2.95]) were significantly associated with increased odds of DENV seroconversion. Higher wealth was associated with decreased odds for CHIKV seroconversion (OR: 0.75 [95% CI: 0.66, 0.89]), whereas presence of water containers in the house (OR: 1.57 [95% CI: 1.11, 2.21]) was a risk factor for CHIKV seroconversion.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p>Our study links ongoing CHIKV and DENV exposure to decreased wealth and clean water access, underscoring the need to combat inequity and poverty and further enhance ongoing surveillance for arboviruses in Kenya to decrease disease transmission. 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