Associations between climate change-related factors and sexualhealth: A scoping review

Logie, Carmen H., Toccalino, Danielle, MacKenzie, Frannie, Hasham, Aryssa, Narasimhan, Manjulaa, Donkersa, Holly, Lorime, Nicole and Malama, Kalonde, (2024). Associations between climate change-related factors and sexualhealth: A scoping review. Global Public Health, 19(1), 2299718-n/a

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    Author Logie, Carmen H.
    Toccalino, Danielle
    MacKenzie, Frannie
    Hasham, Aryssa
    Narasimhan, Manjulaa
    Donkersa, Holly
    Lorime, Nicole
    Malama, Kalonde
    Title Associations between climate change-related factors and sexualhealth: A scoping review
    Appearing in Global Public Health
    Volume 19
    Issue No. 1
    Publication Date 2024-01-08
    Place of Publication London
    Publisher Taylor & Francis
    Start page 2299718
    End page n/a
    Language eng
    Abstract There is growing attention to the ways in which climate change may affect sexual health, yet key knowledge gaps remain across global contexts and climate issues. In response, we conducted a scoping review to examine the literature on associations between climate change and sexual health. We searched five databases (May 2021, September 2022). We reviewed 3,183 non-duplicate records for inclusion; n = 83 articles met inclusion criteria. Of these articles, n = 30 focused on HIV and other STIs, n = 52 focused on sexual and gender-based violence (GBV), and n = 1 focused on comprehensive sexuality education. Thematic analysis revealed that hurricanes, drought, temperature variation, flooding, and storms may influence HIV outcomes among people with HIV by constraining access to antiretroviral treatment and worsening mental health. Climate change was associated with HIV/STI testing barriers and worsened economic conditions that elevated HIV exposure (e.g. transactional sex). Findings varied regarding associations between GBV with storms and drought, yet most studies examining flooding, extreme temperatures, and bushfires reported positive associations with GBV. Future climate change research can examine understudied sexual health domains and a range of climate-related issues (e.g. heat waves, deforestation) for their relevance to sexual health. Climate-resilient sexual health approaches can integrate extreme weather events into programming.
    Keyword Climate changes
    exual health
    HIV
    sexually transmitted infections
    violence
    Copyright Holder author(s)
    Copyright Year 2024
    Copyright type Creative commons
    DOI 10.1080/17441692.2023.2299718
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