Food Crisis, Household Welfare and HIV/AIDS Treatment : Evidence from Mozambique

Food Crisis, Household Welfare and HIV/AIDS Treatment : Evidence from Mozambique

Using panel data from Mozambique collected in 2007 and 2008, the authors explore the impact of the food crisis on the welfare of households living with HIV/AIDS. The analysis finds that there has been a real deterioration of welfare in terms of inc...

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Main Authors: de Walque, Damien, Kazianga, Harounan, Over, Mead, Vaillant, Julia
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS TO TREATMENT
AGED
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPIES
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
DATES
DISEASE
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS
DURATION OF TREATMENT
EPIDEMIC
FEMALE
FOOD ACCESS
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD CRISIS
FOOD EXPENDITURES
FOOD GRAIN
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PRODUCTS
FOOD PURCHASES
GENDER
GRAIN PRICES
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH STATUS
HEALTH SURVEYS
HIV
HIV INFECTION
HIV POSITIVE
HIV/AIDS
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
ILLNESS
ILLNESSES
IMMUNE SYSTEM
INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS
INFECTION
LIVELIHOODS
LIVING STANDARDS
MAIZE
MAIZE PRICES
MALNUTRITION
MEAL
MEDICAL RESEARCH
MEDICINE
MEDICINES
MORTALITY
NUTRITION
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS
PATIENT
PATIENTS
PILL
POWERFUL BARRIER
PREVALENCE
PUBLIC HEALTH
QUALITY OF LIFE
RICE
SEX
THERAPY
TREATMENT
VIRUS
VIRUSES
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WHEAT
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110105143534
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3295
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Summary:Using panel data from Mozambique collected in 2007 and 2008, the authors explore the impact of the food crisis on the welfare of households living with HIV/AIDS. The analysis finds that there has been a real deterioration of welfare in terms of income, food consumption, and nutritional status in Mozambique between 2007 and 2008, among both HIV and comparison households. However, HIV households have not suffered more from the crisis than others. Results on the evolution of labor force participation suggest that initiation of treatment and better services in health facilities have counter-balanced the effect of the crisis by improving the health of patients and their labor force participation. In addition, the authors look at the effect of the change in welfare on the frequency of visits to a health facility of patients and on their treatment outcomes. Both variables can proxy for adherence to treatment. This is a particularly crucial issue as it affects both the health of the patient and public health, because sub-optimal adherence leads to the development of resistant forms of the virus. The paper finds no effect of the change in welfare on the frequency of visits, but does find that people who experienced a negative income shock also experienced a reduction or a slower progression in treatment outcomes.

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