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ReviewThe Indian journal of medical research2007

Financial burden of health services for people with HIV/AIDS in India.

N Kumarasamy, K K Venkatesh, K H Mayer, Kenneth Freedberg

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Review in The Indian journal of medical research, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
19citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Out-of-pocket expenditures for HIV in the Dominican Republic: findings from a community-based participatory survey.Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2019
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  13. HIV/AIDS, chronic diseases and globalisation.Globalization and health · 2011
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  15. Looking at Complicating Non-Biological Issues in Women with HIV.Journal of global infectious diseases · 2010
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  16. Current Status of HIV/AIDS in South Asia.Journal of global infectious diseases · 2009
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  17. Stigma and access to HIV care among HIV-infected women in Kolkata, West Bengal.Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
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  18. Awareness and Hesitancy of COVID-19 and other Vaccines among People Living with HIV/AIDS Attending Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Center in North India.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

N KumarasamyYRG Centre for AIDS Research & Education, Voluntary Health Services, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. kumarasamy@yrgcare.org
K K Venkatesh
K H Mayer
Kenneth Freedberg
Brown University · USHarvard University · USMiriam Hospital · US

Funding

Optimizing HIV Care in Less Developed CountriesR01AI058736 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Kenneth Alan Freedberg, Emily Parker Hyle · 2004 to 2026
$21.5M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI058736
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In resource-limited settings, illness can impose a major financial burden on patients and their families. With the advent and increasing accessibility of antiretroviral therapy, HIV/AIDS has now become a fundamentally chronic treatable disease with far reaching economic and social consequences, and hence it is crucial to also examine the long-term financial impact of HIV healthcare. Beyond the direct costs of medications, monitoring, and medical care, additional costs include the long-term lost earnings of HIV-infected individuals as well as of their household members who also provide care. A clearer understanding of the financial burden of healthcare for HIV-infected Indians can allow policy makers and planners to better allocate limited resources. This article reviews the financial consequences of HIV care and treatment on individuals and their households by examining current treatment options, HIV monitoring, the clinical course of HIV disease, and the roles of the private and public sector in providing HIV care in India. Future studies should more thoroughly examine the financial impact of HIV-related costs incurred by households over time and examine household responses to these costs.

Indexed as

Health Care CostsAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsAnti-HIV AgentsCost of IllnessHealth Services AccessibilityHIV InfectionsHumansIndiaPrivate SectorPublic SectorAnti-HIV Agents

Identifiers

PMID18219077
PMCPMC2365908
OpenAlexW1521622509

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