Ties between HIV and drought among women in less developed countries

Current research forecasts that 1.800 million people are projected to live in countries or regions with inadequate water supplies by 2025, and projections suggest increased drought severity in years to come. Food insecurity and other impacts of droughts will worsen, affecting the vulnerability of diseases among populations in less developed countries. New research examines how droughts, indirectly through increased food insecurity, form gender disparities in the HIV burden. This research builds on previous attempts to clarify the disproportionate proportion of women in global HIV cases across biological, cultural and socio-economic differences by bringing environmental and climate-related disasters into the debate. While many infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS in their transmission patterns or vectors do not have a direct connection to the environment, disasters such as drought may also have a major effect on the social environments that form and strengthen vulnerabilities. The study finds that drought increases food insecurity, and food insecurity has indirect, negative impacts on the status of women, including lower education participation, higher fertility rates, and decreased access to medical care. As the status of women and the use of contraception are closely related, the percentage of HIV cases among women is directly increased by these impediments, supporting the researchers' hypothesis. The main aim of our journal (Journal of HIV and AIDS Research) is to draws readers' attention to the latest advances in HIV research in the fields of prevention, care and cure. The peoples who are interested to publish their article they can submit their manuscripts in our journal through given link: https://www.scholarscentral.org/submissions/hiv-aids-research.html
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