High mortality among fishermen along the beaches of lake Victoria

Secondary analysis of evidence from a randomized control trial to promote HIV testing and services uptake in Siaya County, Kenya

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ID15365256
AuthorsKawango Agot (0000-0002-6153-8950, Impact Research and Development Organization, corresponding author), Benard Ayieko (0009-0005-8693-625X, Impact Research and Development Organization), Benard O Ayieko, Lila A Sheira (0000-0002-1831-8506, University of California, San Francisco), Carol S Camlin (0000-0001-5615-1164, University of California, San Francisco), Jayne Lewis Kulzer (University of California, San Francisco), Jayne Kulzer, Harsha Thirumurthy (0000-0002-3308-7603, University of Pennsylvania), Phoebe Olugo (0009-0000-9953-4499, Impact Research and Development Organization), Edwin D Charlebois (0000-0001-7237-2119, University of California, San Francisco), Zachary Kwena (0000-0002-5117-5084)
Year2025
Volume25
Issue1
Pages1630-1630
Publication date2025-05-02
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-025-22830-0
PMID40316987
OpenAlexW4410044306
LanguageEN
References cited14

The causes of death were varied, underscoring the need for a multi-disease approach to address the health risks in high-risk occupations like fishing. Since HIV is one of several significant health threats to fishermen, efforts to end HIV must also address other life-threatening conditions

Biostatistics · Environmental health · Family medicine · Public health · Randomized controlled trial · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Gerontology · Surgery

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