TY - JOUR
T1 - Behavioral Responses of Patients in AIDS Treatment Programs
T2 - Sexual Behavior in Kenya
AU - Thirumurthy, Harsha
AU - Pop-Eleches, Cristian
AU - Habyarimana, James P.
AU - Goldstein, Markus
AU - Graff Zivin, Joshua
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2012 Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston 2012.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - We estimate changes in sexual behavior for HIV-positive individuals enrolled in an AIDS treatment program using longitudinal household survey data collected in western Kenya. We find that sexual activity is lowest at the time that treatment is initiated and increases significantly in the subsequent six months, consistent with the health improvements that result from ART treatment. More importantly, we find large and significant increases of 10 to 30 percentage points in the reported use of condoms during last sexual intercourse. The increases in condom use appear to be driven primarily by a program effect, applying to all HIV clinic patients regardless of treatment status.
AB - We estimate changes in sexual behavior for HIV-positive individuals enrolled in an AIDS treatment program using longitudinal household survey data collected in western Kenya. We find that sexual activity is lowest at the time that treatment is initiated and increases significantly in the subsequent six months, consistent with the health improvements that result from ART treatment. More importantly, we find large and significant increases of 10 to 30 percentage points in the reported use of condoms during last sexual intercourse. The increases in condom use appear to be driven primarily by a program effect, applying to all HIV clinic patients regardless of treatment status.
KW - HIV/AIDS
KW - Sub-Saharan Africa
KW - antiretroviral treatment
KW - sexual behavior
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U2 - 10.1515/1558-9544.1230
DO - 10.1515/1558-9544.1230
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84931446966
SN - 2194-6191
VL - 15
JO - Forum for Health Economics and Policy
JF - Forum for Health Economics and Policy
IS - 1
M1 - 1
ER -