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HIV disease severity and employment outcomes in affected households in Zambia

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  • Tirivayi, Nyasha

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  • Koethe, John R.

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The relationship between immune status and employment outcomes in HIV-infected patients on long-term antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa and their HIV-affected households is not well understood. We assessed the relationship between CD4+ T-cell counts of ART-treated adults at public-sector clinics in Lusaka, Zambia (median treatment duration 973 days) and labour force participation in the HIV-affected households using clinical and survey data. In multivariable models, patients with a CD4+ count >350 cells/µl were 22 percentage points more likely to be engaged in labour (95% CI: 0.02, 0.42) and worked approximately 6 more days per month compared to patients with a CD4+ count

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  • Tirivayi, Nyasha & Koethe, John R., 2015. "HIV disease severity and employment outcomes in affected households in Zambia," MERIT Working Papers 2015-018, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT).
    • Handle: RePEc:unm:unumer:2015018
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    Keywords

    HIV; Aids; Africa; Zambia; CD4 count; employment; labour force; household; household welfare;
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    JEL classification:

    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply

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