ARV Treatment and Time Allocation to Household Tasks: Evidence from Kenya
ARV Treatment and Time Allocation to Household Tasks: Evidence from Kenya
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1467-8268.2009.00207.x
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发表时间：
2009-04-01
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Thirumurthy, Harsha
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作者：
d'Adda, Giovanna;Goldstein, Markus;Thirumurthy, Harsha
本文利用两年内收集的纵向调查数据，研究了抗逆转录病毒（ARV）治疗对接受治疗的艾滋病毒阳性患者及其家庭成员分配到各种家务活的时间的影响。我们研究诸如家务劳动、柴火和取水以及照顾和寻求照顾的时间等结果。随着治疗改善患者的健康和生产力，我们发现女性患者尤其能够增加花在收集水和柴火上的时间。患者生产力的提高，加上他们寻求医疗护理的时间大幅减少，从而减轻了儿童和其他家庭成员的负担。我们发现证据表明，接受治疗的患者家庭中的男孩和女孩花在家务和其他杂务上的时间较少。这些结果表明，提供抗逆转录病毒治疗可为资源贫乏地区的家庭带来多种好处。
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.