Socioeconomic differences in the impact of HIV infection on workforce participation in France in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy.
Am J Public Health
; 97(3): 552-8, 2007 Mar.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17267720
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
We sought to measure the difference in employment rates between HIV-seropositive and HIV-seronegative persons and to establish whether this difference varied according to the HIV-infected persons' socioeconomic position as defined by education level.METHODS:
We used data from the VESPA (VIH Enquête Sur les Personnes Atteintes) study, a large cross-sectional survey conducted among a nationally representative sample of 2932 HIV-infected patients in France. Age-, gender-, nationality-, and education-standardized employment rates were estimated with the French general population as the reference. The differences in employment rates with the general population were computed overall and according to education level.RESULTS:
Compared with that of the general population, the overall employment rate was 25% lower (95% confidence interval [CI]=16%, 32%) among HIV-infected patients diagnosed before 1994 and 9% lower (95% CI = 5%, 16%) among HIV-infected patients diagnosed from 1994 onward. The difference in employment rates with the general population was significantly higher among patients with a low education level. The employment rate of highly educated HIV-infected patients diagnosed from 1994 onward did not differ from that of the general population.CONCLUSIONS:
HIV infection was associated with decreased workforce participation among those with a low education level but not among highly educated individuals.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Classe Social
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Infecções por HIV
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Escolaridade
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Emprego
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article