Analysis of Heavy Rainfall in Sub-Saharan Africa and HIV Transmission Risk, HIV Prevalence, and Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2005-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Extreme precipitation, including heavy rains and flooding, is associated with poor health outcomes mediated in part by decreases in income and food production. However, the association between heavy rains and HIV burden is unknown.

Objective

To investigate the association between heavy rainfall, HIV prevalence, and HIV transmission risk over a 12-year span in sub-Saharan Africa.

Design, setting, and participants

A cross-sectional population-based study, using data collected from the 2005-2017 Demographic and Health Surveys, was conducted in 21 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and analyzed from July 29, 2021, to June 14, 2022.

Exposures

Heavy rainfall was defined based on the extent to which annual rainfall deviated from the historical average (standar

SUBMITTER: Nagata JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9459663 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature