Associations between climate change-related factors and sexual health: A scoping review

There is growing attention to the ways in which climate change may affect sexual health, yet key knowledge gaps remain across global contexts and climate issues. In response, we conducted a scoping review to examine the literature on associations between climate change and sexual health. We searched...

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Published in:Global Public Health Vol. 19; no. 1; p. 2299718
Main Authors: Logie, Carmen H., Toccalino, Danielle, MacKenzie, Frannie, Hasham, Aryssa, Narasimhan, Manjulaa, Donkers, Holly, Lorimer, Nicole, Malama, Kalonde
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Taylor & Francis 2024
Informa UK Limited
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects:
Antiretroviral drugs
Antiretroviral therapy
Change agents
Climate Change
Deforestation
Drought
Economic conditions
Floods
Forest & brush fires
Gender-based violence
Heat waves
HIV
HIV Infections - epidemiology
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Hurricanes
Literature reviews
Medical treatment
Mental health
Mental health services
Natural disasters
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Sex Education
Sexual behavior
Sexual Health
Sexuality
Sexually transmitted diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - epidemiology
sexually transmitted infections
STD
Storms
violence
Weather
Wildfires
Climate change
sexual health
HIV
sexually transmitted infections
violence
ISSN:1744-1692, 1744-1706, 1744-1706
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Summary:There is growing attention to the ways in which climate change may affect sexual health, yet key knowledge gaps remain across global contexts and climate issues. In response, we conducted a scoping review to examine the literature on associations between climate change and sexual health. We searched five databases (May 2021, September 2022). We reviewed 3,183 non-duplicate records for inclusion; n = 83 articles met inclusion criteria. Of these articles, n = 30 focused on HIV and other STIs, n = 52 focused on sexual and gender-based violence (GBV), and n = 1 focused on comprehensive sexuality education. Thematic analysis revealed that hurricanes, drought, temperature variation, flooding, and storms may influence HIV outcomes among people with HIV by constraining access to antiretroviral treatment and worsening mental health. Climate change was associated with HIV/STI testing barriers and worsened economic conditions that elevated HIV exposure (e.g. transactional sex). Findings varied regarding associations between GBV with storms and drought, yet most studies examining flooding, extreme temperatures, and bushfires reported positive associations with GBV. Future climate change research can examine understudied sexual health domains and a range of climate-related issues (e.g. heat waves, deforestation) for their relevance to sexual health. Climate-resilient sexual health approaches can integrate extreme weather events into programming.
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ISSN:1744-1692
1744-1706
1744-1706
DOI:10.1080/17441692.2023.2299718