Social grants, welfare, and the incentive to trade-off health for income among Individuals on HAART in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorVenkataramani, Atheendar S
dc.contributor.authorMaughan-Brown, Brendan
dc.contributor.authorNattrass, Nicoli
dc.contributor.authorPrah Ruger, Jennifer
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-05T15:40:48Z
dc.date.available2016-07-05T15:40:48Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.updated2016-06-27T12:59:26Z
dc.description.abstractSouth Africa’s government disability grants are considered important in providing income support to low-income AIDS patients. Indeed, anecdotal evidence suggests that some individuals may opt to compromise their health by foregoing Highly Active Antiretroviral Treatment (HAART) to remain eligible for the grant. In this study, we examined the disability grant’s importance to individual and household welfare, and the impact of its loss using a unique longitudinal dataset of HAART patients in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. We found that grant loss was associated with sizeable declines in income and changes in household composition. However, we found no evidence of individuals choosing poor health over grant loss. Our analysis also suggested that though the grants officially target those too sick to work, some people were able to keep grants longer than expected, and others received grants while employed. This has helped cushion people on HAART, but other welfare measures need consideration.en_ZA
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-009-9642-y
dc.identifier.apacitationVenkataramani, A. S., Maughan-Brown, B., Nattrass, N., & Prah Ruger, J. (2009). Social grants, welfare, and the incentive to trade-off health for income among Individuals on HAART in South Africa. <i>AIDS and Behavior</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20223en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationVenkataramani, Atheendar S, Brendan Maughan-Brown, Nicoli Nattrass, and Jennifer Prah Ruger "Social grants, welfare, and the incentive to trade-off health for income among Individuals on HAART in South Africa." <i>AIDS and Behavior</i> (2009) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20223en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVenkataramani, A. S., Maughan-Brown, B., Nattrass, N., & Ruger, J. P. (2010). Social grants, welfare, and the incentive to trade-off health for income among individuals on HAART in South Africa. AIDS and Behavior, 14(6), 1393-1400.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1090-7165en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Venkataramani, Atheendar S AU - Maughan-Brown, Brendan AU - Nattrass, Nicoli AU - Prah Ruger, Jennifer AB - South Africa’s government disability grants are considered important in providing income support to low-income AIDS patients. Indeed, anecdotal evidence suggests that some individuals may opt to compromise their health by foregoing Highly Active Antiretroviral Treatment (HAART) to remain eligible for the grant. In this study, we examined the disability grant’s importance to individual and household welfare, and the impact of its loss using a unique longitudinal dataset of HAART patients in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. We found that grant loss was associated with sizeable declines in income and changes in household composition. However, we found no evidence of individuals choosing poor health over grant loss. Our analysis also suggested that though the grants officially target those too sick to work, some people were able to keep grants longer than expected, and others received grants while employed. This has helped cushion people on HAART, but other welfare measures need consideration. DA - 2009 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - AIDS and Behavior LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 SM - 1090-7165 T1 - Social grants, welfare, and the incentive to trade-off health for income among Individuals on HAART in South Africa TI - Social grants, welfare, and the incentive to trade-off health for income among Individuals on HAART in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20223 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/20223
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationVenkataramani AS, Maughan-Brown B, Nattrass N, Prah Ruger J. Social grants, welfare, and the incentive to trade-off health for income among Individuals on HAART in South Africa. AIDS and Behavior. 2009; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20223.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherSpringer Verlagen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Social Science Research(CSSR)en_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceAIDS and Behavioren_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://link.springer.com/journal/10461
dc.subject.otherAIDS
dc.subject.otherHighly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)
dc.subject.otherIncentives
dc.subject.otherSocial security
dc.subject.otherSouth Africa
dc.titleSocial grants, welfare, and the incentive to trade-off health for income among Individuals on HAART in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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