Abstract
Water insecurity (WI) is a serious and worsening problem worldwide, but its role in health outcomes among people living with HIV or pregnant women is unknown. We assessed experiences of WI in a cohort of 323 pregnant Kenyan women of mixed HIV status. The majority (77.7%) had at least one experience of WI in the previous month; it was associated with negative economic, nutrition, disease, and psychosocial outcomes. A standardized cross-culturally valid household WI scale would facilitate assessment of the prevalence and consequences of WI, and increased attention to WI could reveal an overlooked, but modifiable, cause of adverse HIV outcomes.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1028-1031 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Water and Health |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2016 |
Funding
We very warmly thank the mothers and children who have taken their valuable time to participate in the Pith Moromo/ Pii en Ngima studies. We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Ann Lei, Sarah Obaje, Benter Ogwano, Joyce Bonke, Teresa Owade, Joy China, and Tobias Odwar with data collection. This work was supported by K01 MH098902 from the National Institute of Mental Health. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute of Mental Health or the National Institutes of Health.
Keywords
- HIV
- Kenya
- Water insecurity
- Women
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Water Science and Technology
- Waste Management and Disposal
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases
