Two-year impacts on employment and income among adults receiving antiretroviral therapy in Tamil Nadu, India: a cohort study

to estimate the economic impact of antiretroviral therapy (ART) on employment and income of treated patients as well as a comparison group of pre-ART patients who receive care and support in Tamil Nadu, India. a cohort of 1238 HIV-infected patients was followed between 2005 and 2007. Socioeconomic d...

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Published in:	AIDS (London) Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 239 - 246
Main Authors:	THIRUMURTHY, Harsha, JAFRI, Aisha, SRINIVAS, Govindarajulu, ARUMUGAM, Viswanathan, SARAVANAN, Ramasamy M, ANGAPPAN, Sathish K, PONNUSAMY, Manivannan, RAGHAVAN, Subhasree, MERSON, Michael, KALLOLIKAR, Shambhu
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 14-01-2011
Subjects:	Adult AIDS/HIV Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents Antiviral agents Biological and medical sciences Cohort Studies Continuity of Patient Care Employment - statistics & numerical data Employment - trends Female HIV Infections - drug therapy HIV Infections - economics HIV Infections - epidemiology Human immunodeficiency virus Human viral diseases Humans Immunodeficiencies Immunodeficiencies. Immunoglobulinopathies Immunopathology India - epidemiology Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Pharmacology. Drug treatments Socioeconomic Factors Viral diseases Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids Asia Tamil Nadu India Human HIV/AIDS Immunopathology Antiretroviral agent Prognosis employment outcomes antiretroviral therapy Retroviridae AIDS Immune deficiency Lentivirus India Infection Virus Chemotherapy Treatment Viral disease Cohort study Adult Antiviral Human immunodeficiency virus economic evaluation
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Summary:	to estimate the economic impact of antiretroviral therapy (ART) on employment and income of treated patients as well as a comparison group of pre-ART patients who receive care and support in Tamil Nadu, India. a cohort of 1238 HIV-infected patients was followed between 2005 and 2007. Socioeconomic data were collected at 6-month intervals. A total of 515 patients initiated ART during the study period, whereas a comparison group of 723 patients were pre-ART. The impact of ART on four employment outcomes was analyzed: participation in economic activities in the past week, number of hours worked in the past week, individual income earned in the past 30 days and 6 months. Regression models including patient fixed effects were estimated. Data from the comparison group of patients were used to adjust for time trends in employment outcomes. At 6 months after initiation of ART, patients were 10 percentage points more likely to be economically active (P < 0.01) and worked 5.5 additional hours per week (P < 0.01). These increases were over and above those experienced by the comparison group. The estimated 24-month impacts represent a doubling of patients' employment levels at baseline. At 24 months after ART initiation, employment increases remained large and significant. Effects were almost twice as large for men compared with women. Income earned in the past 30 days and 6 months also rose significantly. ART resulted in a rapid and sustained increase in employment and income for patients. The results demonstrate that ART can improve the economic outcomes of HIV-infected patients.
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ISSN:	0269-9370 1473-5571
DOI:	10.1097/QAD.0b013e328341b928