FlickrPeople living with HIV in communities with universal access to HIV testing and treatment were 10% more likely to be employed than those receiving care according to national guidelines, a randomised study has shown. They were also 10% less likely to seek healthcare, 13% less likely to spend money on healthcare and their children were 7% more likely to complete primary school.
Published in the January issue of The Lancet Global Health, this is the first study to use an experimental design to look at whether access to universal testing and treatment results in better social and economic outcomes at the individual, household and community levels. Thus, we can now say with more certainty that universal testing and treatment for HIV is a cause of better social and economic outcomes in rural communities.
Read the full story at Aidsmap.
Source : Aidsmap
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