HIV Status and Labor Market Participation in South Africa

Abstract

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Improved employment and education outcomes in households of HIV-infected adults with high CD4 cell counts

“…Some of these studies have examined the household-level consequences of adult mortality due to HIV/AIDS [8, 9], whereas others have employed cross-sectional data to describe socio-economic characteristics of HIV-infected individuals and to compare them to HIV-uninfected individuals and their households [10]. A few studies have also used longitudinal or retrospective data to examine how socio-economic outcomes change as a result of HIV disease progression [11, 12].…”

Antiretroviral adherence and virological outcomes in HIV-positive patients in Ugu district, KwaZulu-Natal province

“…McLaren (2011) found that in South Africa, individuals with HIV tend to be unemployed, and unemployed people are more likely to be HIV positive. Furthermore, Levinsohn et al (2011) found that being HIV-positive is associated with a 6 to 7% point increase in the likelihood of being unemployed. Table 3 shows that about 56 (92%) of patients had disclosed their HIV status to someone and only 4 (7%) had not disclosed their HIV status.…”

Invirtiendo en salud: el argumento económico. Informe del Foro sobre Inversión en Salud de la Cumbre Mundial sobre Innovación para la Salud 2016

“…Los costos de buscar atención médica, combinados con ingresos reducidos, representan una carga económica significativa para muchos hogares en los PBI y los PIM. [44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59] Esta carga a menudo puede tener como resultado que los hogares recorten gastos esenciales, como la comida. 57 Los hogares pobres encabezados por mujeres son más vulnerables a la catástrofe económica como resultado de los eventos adversos de salud.…”