Pathways from climate change to emotional wellbeing: A qualitative study of Kenyan smallholder farmers living with HIV.

ABSTRACT: Climate change is associated with adverse mental and emotional health outcomes. Social and economic factors are well-known drivers of mental health, yet comparatively few studies examine the social and economic pathways through which climate change affects mental health. There is additionally a lack of research on climate change and mental health in sub-Saharan Africa. This qualitative study aimed to identify potential social and economic pathways through which climate change impacts mental and emotional wellbeing, focusing on a vulnerable population of Kenyan smallholder farmers living with HIV. We conducted in-depth, semi-structured interviews with forty participants to explore their experience of climate change. We used a thematic analytical approach. We find that among our study popula

SUBMITTER: Beyeler NS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10368256 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature