Pathways to prevention: insights on stemming HIV outbreaks in Larkana, Pakistan
In the past two decades, Pakistan has faced multiple human immunodeficiency virus outbreaks, with Larkana appearing to be the hub of such outbreaks. While the previous Larkana outbreaks happened in high-risk populations, the alarming outbreak in 2019 occurred in a low-risk paediatric population, ra...
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In the past two decades, Pakistan has faced multiple human immunodeficiency virus outbreaks, with Larkana appearing to be the hub of such outbreaks. While the previous Larkana outbreaks happened in high-risk populations, the alarming outbreak in 2019 occurred in a low-risk paediatric population, raising several concerning questions. Human immunodeficiency virus infections spilling into the general population is indicative of a steady increase in the number of cases, and the failure of control strategies to stem the concentrated epidemic from evolving. Although several causative factors have been identified from previous outbreaks, the one that occurred in 2019 may have been influenced by an additional, hitherto unexplored factor; child sexual abuse. The current narrative review was planned to summarise human immunodeficiency virus risk factors and causes identified in previous Larkana epidemics, to explore potential reasons for the outbreaks in children,
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| spelling | doaj.art-b1fda032f8de4704b938726463fce3a12024-01-28T05:28:25ZengPakistan Medical AssociationJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association0030-99822023-01-0110.47391/JPMA.9627Pathways to prevention: insights on stemming HIV outbreaks in Larkana, PakistanHussain Ahmed Raza0Mohummad Hassan Raza Raja1Muhammad Mussab Khakwani2Minahil Khakwani3Bushra Jamil4Department for Educational Development, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, PakistanDepartment of Medicine, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan5th Year MBBS Student, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan5th Year MBBS Student, Nishtar Medical University, Multan, PakistanDepartment of Medicine, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan In the past two decades, Pakistan has faced multiple human immunodeficiency virus outbreaks, with Larkana appearing to be the hub of such outbreaks. While the previous Larkana outbreaks happened in high-risk populations, the alarming outbreak in 2019 occurred in a low-risk paediatric population, raising several concerning questions. Human immunodeficiency virus infections spilling into the general population is indicative of a steady increase in the number of cases, and the failure of control strategies to stem the concentrated epidemic from evolving. Although several causative factors have been identified from previous outbreaks, the one that occurred in 2019 may have been influenced by an additional, hitherto unexplored factor; child sexual abuse. The current narrative review was planned to summarise human immunodeficiency virus risk factors and causes identified in previous Larkana epidemics, to explore potential reasons for the outbreaks in children, ---Continue https://ojs.jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/9627HIVEpidemicsChildrenRisk factorsPakistan |
| spellingShingle | Hussain Ahmed Raza Mohummad Hassan Raza Raja Muhammad Mussab Khakwani Minahil Khakwani Bushra Jamil Pathways to prevention: insights on stemming HIV outbreaks in Larkana, Pakistan Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association HIV Epidemics Children Risk factors Pakistan |
| title | Pathways to prevention: insights on stemming HIV outbreaks in Larkana, Pakistan |
| title_full | Pathways to prevention: insights on stemming HIV outbreaks in Larkana, Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | Pathways to prevention: insights on stemming HIV outbreaks in Larkana, Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pathways to prevention: insights on stemming HIV outbreaks in Larkana, Pakistan |
| title_short | Pathways to prevention: insights on stemming HIV outbreaks in Larkana, Pakistan |
| title_sort | pathways to prevention insights on stemming hiv outbreaks in larkana pakistan |
| topic | HIV Epidemics Children Risk factors Pakistan |
| url | https://ojs.jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/9627 |
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