Access to HIV healthcare services by farm workers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): A systematic review protocol
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Date
2022
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group
Abstract
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region harbours
the highest burden of HIV infections in the world.
Agricultural work has been reported as one of the
occupations with a high prevalence of HIV. Farm workers
generally have poor access to health services, which
prevents them from receiving proper HIV prevention
and care. Furthermore, poor policies and policy
implementation, and lack of workplace programmes
increases farm workers’ vulnerability to HIV infection. Thus,
the aim of this study is to conduct a systematic review to
assess HIV prevention and treatment services and national
policies governing access to healthcare services by farm
workers in SSA.
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Keywords
Public health, HIV, Farm workers, sub-Saharan Africa, Agriculture
Citation
Mlangeni, N. et al. (2023). Access to HIV healthcare services by farm workers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): A systematic review protocol. BMJ open, 12(10), e059806. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059806