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Title:Economic status and coping mechanisms of individuals seeking HIV care in Uganda
Author:Linnemayr, SebastianISNI
Year:2011
Periodical:Journal of African Economies (ISSN 0963-8024)
Volume:20
Issue:3
Pages:505-529
Language:English
Geographic term:Uganda
Subjects:household income
livelihoods
AIDS
medicinal drugs
External link:https://jae.oxfordjournals.org/content/20/3/505.full.pdf
Abstract:This study uses novel data to conduct an evaluation of the demographic and economic circumstances facing HIV-positive individuals who have just entered HIV care in Uganda. While the provision of HIV care and antiretroviral therapy (ART) may improve physical health, to achieve the broader goal of improving the quality of life and socioeconomic viability of people living with HIV/AIDS, appropriate social and economic programmes may need to complement treatment. The authors report results from baseline data of a longitudinal, prospective cohort study with a 12-month follow-up period in two Ugandan HIV clinics. The investigation of retrospective variables such as the respondent's employment and income history, as well as changes in household composition, allows the authors to draw conclusions about the shocks experienced by households with HIV-positive members. They find that the study participants have experienced job loss and declining household income since testing HIV-positive, mainly due to worsened health status of the respondent. The authors also find that households use a range of coping mechanisms, such as changes in household composition or borrowing in response to these shocks, but that these strategies are not accessible to all types of households to the same degree. The findings highlight the importance of ART, not only to improve physical health, but also as a first necessary step to help households restore their economic capacity. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract]
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