The economic impact of HIV/AIDS morbidity and mortality on households in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 995-1001

  Tekola, F ^a   Reniers, G ^b,c   Haile Mariam, D ^a   Araya, T ^a   Davey, G ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Addis Ababa; Ethiopia; HIV AIDS; Morbidity; Mortality; Socioeconomic impact

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; ETHIOPIA; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 51349133240     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120701777256     Document Type: Article

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