HIV in Eswatini: Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Strategies

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• Personal Author:
  Dlamini WM ; LaBeaud AD ; Lanza K ; Mandalakas AM ; Mkhatshwa NP
• Description:
  Purpose of Review: This review assessed the impact of climate change on HIV transmission and HIV care of children and adults in Eswatini, and what adaptation strategies can mitigate these impacts. Recent Findings: The HIV crisis in Eswatini persists alongside the climate emergency, increasing poor health outcomes in individuals living with HIV. Although there is no clinical evidence of a direct influence of climate change on the biological effect of HIV, changing weather patterns have an effect on the livelihoods and sustenance of children, adults, and caregivers, which may consequently increase the likelihood of HIV transmission and disrupt HIV care. Summary: Drought conditions-expected to increase with climate change-coupled with existing food insecurity and poverty are the main pathways linking HIV and climate change in Eswatini. Other climate-driven concerns for HIV treatment and care in Eswatini include heat waves, wildfires, floods, and storms. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Climate Change Fires HIV Hot Temperature Occupational Health Safety Wildfires
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Climate Change Children Climate Adaptation Climate Change Disease Transmission Food Security Heat Hot Environments Human Immunodeficiency Virus Low- And Middle-Income Countries
• ISSN:
  2196-3045
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  143-152
• Volume:
  11
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069884
• Citation:
  Curr Trop Med Rep 2024 Sep; 11(3):143-152
• Contact Point Address:
  Kevin Lanza, Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, Austin, U.S.A.
• Email:
  Kevin.L.Lanza@uth.tmc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Current Tropical Medicine Reports
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7e60853b0de6d2ec78c4b4ae293bc63908a84ed0ec232d3a5c6f9d6ba63818568fc1404bb24f902afcb92697d2ee03bc7b210e72c56846e2ee46bff207313b7a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/208222/cdc_208222_DS1.pdf
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