The impact of the AIDS epidemic on the health of older persons in northwestern Tanzania
The impact of the AIDS epidemic on the health of older persons in northwestern Tanzania
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DOI：
10.1016/s0305-750x(02)00150-x
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发表时间：
2003-01-01
影响因子：
6.9
通讯作者：
Dayton, J
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作者：
Ainsworth, M;Dayton, J
我们使用来自坦桑尼亚艾滋病流行重灾区的纵向数据来衡量壮年成年人死亡率对50岁以上人群体重指数（BMI）的影响。在富裕家庭中，老年人的体重指数在成年人死亡前下降，在没有接受私人援助的家庭中，成年人死亡后不久体重指数下降。然而，BMI最终会恢复。这表明，在成年人死亡之前进行干预可能会避免一些下降。从长远来看，提高家庭收入、改善道路基础设施和预防传染病流行将改善老年人的身体健康。(C)2002年，世界银行。由爱思唯尔科技有限公司出版。保留所有权利。
We use longitudinal data from a region of Tanzania hard-hit by the AIDS epidemic to measure the impact of prime-aged adult mortality on the body mass index (BMI) of people over 50. BMI of older people declines in better-off households prior to an adult death and in households not receiving private assistance shortly after an adult death. BMI eventually recovers, however. This suggests that interventions prior to an adult death may avert some of the decline. In the longer run, raising household incomes, improving the road infrastructure, and preventing infectious disease epidemics will improve the physical well-being of older persons. (C) 2002 The World Bank. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.