Economic Outcomes of Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV/AIDS in South Africa Are Sustained through Three Years on Treatment

Sydney Rosen, Bruce Larson, Alana Brennan, Lawrence Long, Matthew Fox, Constance Mongwenyana, Mpefe Ketlhapile and Ian Sanne

PLOS ONE, 2010, vol. 5, issue 9, 1-11

Abstract: Background: Although the medical outcomes of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV/AIDS are well described, less is known about how ART affects patients' economic activities and quality of life, especially after the first year on ART. We assessed symptom prevalence, general health, ability to perform normal activities, and employment status among adult antiretroviral therapy patients in South Africa over three full years following ART initiation. Methodology/Principal Findings: A cohort of 855 adult pre-ART patients and patients on ART for

Date: 2010
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