Riccardo Mayer/ShutterstockDrought may cause HIV-related morbidity and mortality, pose a threat to national HIV treatment programmes, heighten risk of transmission and increase the likelihood of drug resistant HIV, according to a paper published in The Lancet Planetary Health.
Using a systems approach, the team led by Dr Kingsley Stephen Orievulu at African Health Research Institute explored the impact of drought on adherence across Africa. Their method triangulated quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods studies and allowed them to investigate factors that were not immediately apparent.
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