The present study on people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA)
identifies socio-demographic and health-related factors corresponding with
their labour market participation.
The study sample bases on a German observational sub-study
of 527 male PLWHA. The present analysis is restricted to male PLWHA in working
age. By means of a multivariate regression, we identify factors that contribute
to unemployment and job loss.
The probability to be unemployed is significantly negatively
correlated with age above 40 years and graduation from university and
positively correlated with problems with daily activities (frailty) and disease
severity (CDC stage C). The probability of employment loss during the 2-year
observation period is significantly negatively correlated with the educational
level, whereas frailty and hepatitis C (HCV) co-infection increase the odds of
employment loss.
As problems to manage daily activities and disease
progression are associated with unemployment, an effective HIV treatment is an
important cornerstone for employment. This is also true for the management of
comorbidities, such as HCV co-infection, which also negatively affects
employment status in our study.
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- 1Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE), Heinrich-Heine University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
- 2CINCH, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
- 3Klinikum Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany.
- 4Centre for Health Economics Research, University of Hanover, Hanover, Germany.
- 5Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE), Heinrich-Heine University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- 6Janssen KK, Tokyo, Japan. joerg.mahlich@gmail.com.
- 7Centre for Internal Medicine, Hannover Medical School (MHH), Hanover, Germany.
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