Publications by authors named "Karam Sachathep"
Objective: To assess the potential bidirectional relationship between food insecurity and HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa.
Design: Nationally representative HIV impact assessment household-based surveys.
Setting: Zambia, Eswatini, Lesotho, Uganda and Tanzania and Namibia.
Background: In the 21st century, understanding how population migration impacts human health is critical. Namibia has high migration rates and HIV prevalence, but little is known about how these intersect. We examined the association between migration and HIV-related outcomes using data from the 2017 Namibia Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (NAMPHIA).
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- Adolescents aged 10-19 years living with HIV represent a significant and unique group requiring tailored healthcare, with a focus on those infected perinatally and behaviorally in Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia, Eswatini, and Lesotho.
- The study found that 60.9% of the adolescents had previously diagnosed HIV, but only 47.1% achieved viral load suppression, indicating treatment challenges; approximately 72.6% were perinatally infected.
- With a significant number of adolescents unaware of their HIV status and concerns about treatment effectiveness, there is an urgent need to improve HIV diagnosis and optimize treatment strategies for this population.