| Title |
The ARV roll out and the disability grant: a South African dilemma?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of the International AIDS Society, February 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1758-2652-15-6 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Marina Manuela de Paoli, Elizabeth Anne Mills, Arne Backer Grønningsæter |
| Abstract |
Prior to the antiretroviral (ARV) drug roll out in 2004, people living with HIV (PLHIV) in South Africa received disability grants when they were defined as "AIDS-sick". In the absence of available and effective medication, a diagnosis of AIDS portended disability. The disability grant is a critical component of South Africa's social security system, and plays an important role in addressing poverty among PLHIV. Given the prevalence of unemployment and poverty, disability grants ensure access to essential resources, like food, for PLHIV. Following the ARV roll out in South Africa, PLHIV experienced improved health that, in turn, affected their grant eligibility. Our aim is to explore whether PLHIV reduced or stopped treatment to remain eligible for the disability grant from the perspectives of both PLHIV and their doctors. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 38% |
| United States | 2 | 25% |
| Unknown | 3 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 88% |
| Unknown | 1 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| South Africa | 2 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 106 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 23 | 21% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 14% |
| Researcher | 14 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 10% |
| Other | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 25 | 23% |
| Unknown | 16 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 27 | 24% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 22 | 20% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 11% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 7 | 6% |
| Arts and Humanities | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 17 | 15% |
| Unknown | 20 | 18% |
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