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Burden of heat stress on residual work capacity among farmers living with chronic HIV in Siaya county, Kenya: a longitudinal observational study protocol

Sub-Saharan Africa, including Siaya County in Kenya, has a high prevalence of chronic HIV infection, which may increase vulnerability to climate-induced heat stress among agricultural workers. Understanding how HIV moderates the relationship between environmental heat exposure and labour capacity is...

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Main Authors: Kwaro, Daniel (Author) , Kassem, Nour (Author) , Munga, Stephen (Author) , Okoth, Julius (Author) , Gunga, Hanns-Christian (Author) , Barteit, Sandra (Author) , Maggioni, Martina Anna (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 27 August 2025
In: BMC public health
Year: 2025, Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-17
ISSN:1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-025-24373-w
Online Access:Resolving-System, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24373-w
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-025-24373-w
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Author Notes:Daniel Kwaro, Nour Kassem, Stephen Munga, Julius Okoth, Hanns-Christian Gunga, Sandra Barteit and Martina Anna Maggioni
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Summary:Sub-Saharan Africa, including Siaya County in Kenya, has a high prevalence of chronic HIV infection, which may increase vulnerability to climate-induced heat stress among agricultural workers. Understanding how HIV moderates the relationship between environmental heat exposure and labour capacity is essential for designing targeted, equitable public health interventions in climate-vulnerable settings. This study aims to quantify the effects of heat exposure on labour capacity and sleep, assess whether physiological strain mediates these effects, and examine whether HIV status and sex affect the observed relationships.
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ISSN:1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-025-24373-w

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