A study found that giving direct food support to women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa cut their risk of contracting HIV by 64%, because it alleviated the pressure to engage in high-risk sex.
have contributed to land degradation, crop failures and the loss of livestock, among other consequences.
Now 32 and the mother of four children, J wants to tell her story to raise awareness about the risks that food shortages pose to vulnerable women and girls in her country.How food insecurity impacts HIV outcomesin the world — and 1.5 million new infections per year — the study's findings offer new insights into how combating food insecurity can help control the virus.
And being HIV-positive was also linked to severe food shortages, as infection can lead to job loss, poverty and hunger, which puts people at risk of experiencing disruptions to their HIV care, potentially leading to higher rates of transmission to others.It was food insecurity that eventually drove J to Kampala, and from there, into sex work.
"They told me that 'You are such a beautiful girl, you can get money using your body.' That's how they presented the thing to me. You can sell your body and you get money to help your baby and your mother," J said.Describing the difficulties of engaging in sex work, from being pressured to use drugs to risking her health and safety, J said,"It was not easy."
None of her children are HIV-positive, J said, but right after her partner passed away from AIDS-related complications in 2018, J was forced to engage in survival sex work again to feed her children and keep them in school.The ICAP study highlights an important solution to the predicament facing J and so many women in sub-Saharan Africa. The researchers found that providing direct food support to women significantly lowered the risk of contracting HIV.
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