Early effects of antiretroviral therapy on work performance: preliminary results from a cohort study of Kenyan agricultural workers

Abstract

Treatment had a large, positive impact on the ability of workers to undertake their primary work activity, harvesting tea, in the first year on ART.

Integrating a broader notion of food security and gender empowerment into the African Green Revolution

“…Getting HIV-positive individuals on treatment has been shown to at least double the number of days per month that HIV positive farmers can work in their fields (Larson et al 2008). Assisting women with securing land ownership in the face of male head of household death and assisting women with skills needed to farm cash crops can also mitigate the impact of HIV and AIDS.…”

The Impact of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy on Activities of Daily Living in HIV-Infected Adults in South Africa

“…Existing research from Kenya and South Africa suggests that individuals on HAART have lower rates of job absenteeism, and are significantly less likely to report being functionally impaired (such as unable to go to work, seek employment, or do housework) compared to those not on HAART [5,6]. However, as the official unemployment rates can be as high as 25% in parts of South Africa, job absenteeism is not an ideal measure of functional well being.…”

The Welfare Effects of Integrating HIV/AIDS Treatment with Cash or in Kind Transfers

“…Five of th e s tu d i e s h a d A I D S p a ti en ts a n d n on -A ID S p a ti en ts i n th ei r s am pl e wi th th e exception of Koenig et al (2004) and Chhagan et al (2008) who sampled AIDS patients exclusively. Three studies, Koenig et al (2004), Habyarimana et al (2007) and Larson et al (2008) surveyed patients only while the rest of the studies researched on both the patient and their household. Longitudinal or panel design was commonly used in almost all the studies, with the exception of one which used a cross sectional design.…”

“…In another labour supply related study, Larson et al (2008) studied the impact of AIDS treatment (Anti-Retroviral Treatment, ART) on days harvesting tea per month for teaestate workers in Kenya. They findings indicate that the first year on treatment had a large, positive impact on the ability of workers to participate in their work.…”