AIDS treatment and intrahousehold resource allocation: Children's nutrition and schooling in Kenya

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Zivin, Joshua Graff; Thirumurthy, Harsha; Goldstein, Markus
• 署名单位: University of California System; University of California San Diego; University of North Carolina; University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0047-2727
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2009.03.003
• 发表日期: 2009
• 页码: 1008-1015
• 关键词: Health and education; hiv/aids; AIDS treatment; Non-experimental evaluation

摘要

The provision of antiretroviral medications is a central component of the response to HIV/AlDS and consumes substantial public resources from around the world, but little is known about this intervention's impact on the welfare of children in treated persons' households. Using longitudinal survey data from Kenya, we examine the relationship between the provision of treatment to adults and the schooling and nutrition outcomes of children in their households. Weekly hours of school attendance increase by over 20% within 6 months after treatment is initiated for the adult patient. We find some weak evidence that young children's short-term nutritional status also improves. These results suggest how intrahousehold allocations of time and resources may be altered in response to health improvements of adults. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.