Association between severe drought and HIV prevention and care behaviors in Lesotho: A population-based survey 2016-2017.
Andrea Jane LowKoen FrederixStephen D McCrackenSalome ManyauElizabeth GummersonElizabeth RadinStefania DaviaHerbert LongweNahima AhmedBharat S ParekhSally FindleyAmee SchwittersPublished in: PLoS medicine (2019)
Drought in Lesotho was associated with higher HIV prevalence in girls 15-19 years old in rural areas and with lower educational attainment and riskier sexual behavior in rural females 15-24 years old. Policy-makers may consider adopting potential mechanisms to mitigate the impact of income shock from natural disasters on populations vulnerable to HIV transmission.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- hiv testing
- human immunodeficiency virus
- healthcare
- mental health
- hepatitis c virus
- south africa
- hiv aids
- men who have sex with men
- climate change
- arabidopsis thaliana
- heat stress
- public health
- palliative care
- risk factors
- physical activity
- plant growth
- early onset
- chronic pain
- human health
- affordable care act