AERC-Cornell Symposium on 'Risk, Knowledge and Health in Africa': ARV Treatment and Time Allocation to Household Tasks: Evidence from Kenya
Using longitudinal survey data collected over a period of two years, this paper examines the impact of antiretroviral (ARV) treatment on the time allocated to various household tasks by treated HIV-positive patients and their household members. We study outcomes such as time devoted to housework, fi...
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okr-10986-55652021-04-23T14:02:22Z AERC-Cornell Symposium on 'Risk, Knowledge and Health in Africa': ARV Treatment and Time Allocation to Household Tasks: Evidence from Kenya d'Adda, Giovanna Goldstein, Markus Graff Zivin, Joshua Nangami, Mabel Thirumurthy, Harsha Health Production I120 Health: Government Policy Regulation Public Health I180 Economics of Gender Non-labor Discrimination J160 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Using longitudinal survey data collected over a period of two years, this paper examines the impact of antiretroviral (ARV) treatment on the time allocated to various household tasks by treated HIV-positive patients and their household members. We study outcomes such as time devoted to housework, firewood and water collection, as well as care-giving and care-seeking. As treatment improves the health and productivity of patients, we find that female patients in particular are able to increase the amount of time they devote to water and firewood collection. This increased productivity of patients coupled with large decreases in the amount of time they spend seeking medical care leads to a reduced burden on children and other household members. We find evidence that boys and girls in treated patients' households devote less time to housework and other chores. These results suggest that the provision of ARV treatment generates a wide variety of benefits to households in resource-poor settings. 2012-03-30T07:33:27Z 2012-03-30T07:33:27Z 2009 Journal Article African Development Review/Revue Africaine de Developpement 10176772 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5565 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Kenya |
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Using longitudinal survey data collected over a period of two years, this paper examines the impact of antiretroviral (ARV) treatment on the time allocated to various household tasks by treated HIV-positive patients and their household members. We study outcomes such as time devoted to housework, firewood and water collection, as well as care-giving and care-seeking. As treatment improves the health and productivity of patients, we find that female patients in particular are able to increase the amount of time they devote to water and firewood collection. This increased productivity of patients coupled with large decreases in the amount of time they spend seeking medical care leads to a reduced burden on children and other household members. We find evidence that boys and girls in treated patients' households devote less time to housework and other chores. These results suggest that the provision of ARV treatment generates a wide variety of benefits to households in resource-poor settings. |
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d'Adda, Giovanna Goldstein, Markus Graff Zivin, Joshua Nangami, Mabel Thirumurthy, Harsha |
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d'Adda, Giovanna Goldstein, Markus Graff Zivin, Joshua Nangami, Mabel Thirumurthy, Harsha |
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AERC-Cornell Symposium on 'Risk, Knowledge and Health in Africa': ARV Treatment and Time Allocation to Household Tasks: Evidence from Kenya |
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AERC-Cornell Symposium on 'Risk, Knowledge and Health in Africa': ARV Treatment and Time Allocation to Household Tasks: Evidence from Kenya |
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AERC-Cornell Symposium on 'Risk, Knowledge and Health in Africa': ARV Treatment and Time Allocation to Household Tasks: Evidence from Kenya |
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AERC-Cornell Symposium on 'Risk, Knowledge and Health in Africa': ARV Treatment and Time Allocation to Household Tasks: Evidence from Kenya |
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AERC-Cornell Symposium on 'Risk, Knowledge and Health in Africa': ARV Treatment and Time Allocation to Household Tasks: Evidence from Kenya |
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aerc-cornell symposium on 'risk, knowledge and health in africa': arv treatment and time allocation to household tasks: evidence from kenya |
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