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Prospective Cohort Study Of The Impact Of Antiretroviral Therapy (Art) On Employment Outcomes Among Hiv Clients In Uganda, Sebastian Linnemayr, Cissy Kityo, Peter Mugyenyi, Peter Glick, Glenn Wagner

Sebastian Linnemayr

This study evaluates the impact of antiretroviral treatment (ART) on employment-related outcomes using prospective, longitudinal analysis. 602 treatment-naïve clients in one rural clinic and one clinic in the capital Kampala were interviewed starting in January 2008 about their medical history, psychosocial and socioeconomic adjustment at baseline and month six and twelve. Half of the sample was eligible to receive ART, while the other half was also in HIV care but not yet eligible for ART, thus providing a comparison group that is similar to the treatment group in that its members are HIV-positive and have made the decision to enroll …