HIV Treatment Substantially Decreases Hospitalization Rates: Evidence From Rural South Africa
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HIV Treatment and Labor Supply in Rural South Africa
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) reduces HIV-related morbidity and mortality and has been shown to improve the productivity of HIV-positive workers. However, little is known about the impact of HIV illness and recovery (with ART) on labor supply of HIV patients and their households in Southern Africa, the epicenter of the HIV pandemic and a setting with slack labor markets. This paper assesses the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Health Affairs
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0278-2715,1544-5208
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0820