Health Economics Letters

Labour participation of people living with HIV/AIDS in Spain

  1. Juan Oliva*

Article first published online: 15 APR 2009

DOI: 10.1002/hec.1487

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Health Economics

Health Economics

Volume 19, Issue 4, pages 491–500, April 2010

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Oliva, J. (2010), Labour participation of people living with HIV/AIDS in Spain. Health Economics, 19: 491–500. doi: 10.1002/hec.1487

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  1. Departamento de Análisis Económico y Finanzas, Fundación de Estudios de Economía Aplicada (FEDEA), CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Universidad de Castilla La-Mancha, Spain

*Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales de Toledo-Análisis Económico y Finanzas, Universidad de Castilla La-Mancha, Cobertizo de San Pedro Mártir s/n, 45071 Toledo, Spain

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 10 MAR 2010
  2. Article first published online: 15 APR 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 26 FEB 2009
  4. Manuscript Revised: 5 FEB 2009
  5. Manuscript Received: 17 SEP 2008

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Keywords:

  • HIV/AIDS;
  • labour participation;
  • employment;
  • work

Abstract

Objective: This study explores the relationship between the employment status of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive individuals and socioeconomic and health characteristics in Spain.

Methods: Data were obtained from four waves of the HIV/AIDS Hospital Survey from the period 2001 to 2004. The sample was composed of 3376 individuals between 16 and 64 years. Assessment of employment participation was performed using a probit model on a wide range of socioeconomic and lifestyle-related variables.

Results: The main variables explaining the probability of participation in the labour market were age, gender, education level, CD4 cell count, health status, time since HIV diagnosis, psychological impact of contracting the disease or its progression, the most likely means of transmission and intravenous drug use (IDU). The significance of each of these variables differs for men and women as well as for injecting drug users (IDUs) and non-IDUs.

Conclusions: The employment status of HIV-positive individuals is directly related to their health status and other personal characteristics. Policies to improve the well-being of HIV-positive individuals should not be limited to any one sector as their needs require strategies with a multidisciplinary approach. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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