An Expanded Response to Address Exposed Infants’ Vulnerability to HIV/AIDS in Malawi

Authors

Elton Chavura¹ , Wales Singini¹ , Russel Chidya¹ , Balwani Mbakaya²

1. Mzuzu University
2. University of Livingstonia

Conference / event

NATIONAL HIV AND AIDS RESEARCH AND BEST PRACTICES DISSEMINATION CONFERENCE, September 2023 (Bingu International Conference Centre (Lilongwe), Malawi)

Poster summary

Benefits of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) extend well beyond the risk of diarrhoea. They include reduction in the risk of malnutrition and helminth infections. This study evaluated the potential contribution of WaSH towards three outcomes: diarrhoea, linear growth trajectory and disease progression among HIV-Exposed Infants (HEI) in Kasungu district, Malawi.

Keywords

Water, Sanitation, Hygiene, Helminths, Cotrimoxazole

Research areas

Medicine, Environmental Sciences

References

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3. Makaudze, E.M., 2019. Understanding the Hygiene Needs of People Living with HIV and AIDs in Southern African Developing Community (SADC) Countries. In The Relevance of Hygiene to Health in Developing Countries (p. 39). IntechOpen.

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Competing interests

No competing interests were disclosed.

Data availability statement

The datasets generated during and / or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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