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Economic Outcomes of Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV/AIDS in South Africa Are Sustained through Three Years on Treatment

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  • Sydney Rosen
  • Bruce Larson
  • Alana Brennan
  • Lawrence Long
  • Matthew Fox
  • Constance Mongwenyana
  • Mpefe Ketlhapile
  • Ian Sanne

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Background: Although the medical outcomes of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV/AIDS are well described, less is known about how ART affects patients' economic activities and quality of life, especially after the first year on ART. We assessed symptom prevalence, general health, ability to perform normal activities, and employment status among adult antiretroviral therapy patients in South Africa over three full years following ART initiation. Methodology/Principal Findings: A cohort of 855 adult pre-ART patients and patients on ART for

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  • Sydney Rosen & Bruce Larson & Alana Brennan & Lawrence Long & Matthew Fox & Constance Mongwenyana & Mpefe Ketlhapile & Ian Sanne, 2010. "Economic Outcomes of Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV/AIDS in South Africa Are Sustained through Three Years on Treatment," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 5(9), pages 1-11, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0012731
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012731
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    3. Declan French & Jonathan Brink & Till Bärnighausen, 2019. "Early HIV treatment and labour outcomes: A case study of mining workers in South Africa," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 28(2), pages 204-218, February.
    4. Patenaude, Bryan N. & Chimbindi, Natsayi & Pillay, Deenan & Bärnighausen, Till, 2018. "The impact of ART initiation on household food security over time," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 198(C), pages 175-184.

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