Zhang Xiulan, Zhang Yurong, Aleong Tamara, Baker Tobi, Fuller-Thomson Esme
School of Social Development and Public Policy, Beijing Normal University, China.
Glob J Health Sci. 2012 May 1;4(3):108-16. doi: 10.5539/gjhs.v4n3p108.
This study provides a profile of 866 people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in three provinces in rural China and identifies factors associated with per-capita income in AIDS-affected households. The majority of the participants were female, married, had completed primary school, and were 30-49 years of age. Thirty percent of respondents lived in a household with at least one other HIV/AIDS patient and 15% had experienced the death of a household member due to HIV/AIDS. Therefore, health professionals should be aware of issues of grief and caregiver burnout among rural PLWHA and their families. Three-quarters of the respondents continued to work after being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. Household per capita income was significantly higher for married individuals and those still working. Possible government and workplace policy initiatives that endeavor to increase income and mitigate the economic impact of HIV/AIDS on households are discussed.
本研究对中国农村三个省份的866名艾滋病毒/艾滋病感染者（PLWHA）进行了概况分析，并确定了受艾滋病影响家庭中与人均收入相关的因素。大多数参与者为女性，已婚，完成了小学教育，年龄在30至49岁之间。30%的受访者与至少一名其他艾滋病毒/艾滋病患者同住一个家庭，15%的人有家庭成员因艾滋病毒/艾滋病死亡。因此，卫生专业人员应意识到农村艾滋病毒/艾滋病感染者及其家庭的悲伤和照顾者倦怠问题。四分之三的受访者在被诊断出感染艾滋病毒/艾滋病后仍继续工作。已婚者和仍在工作的人的家庭人均收入显著更高。文中讨论了政府和工作场所可能采取的旨在增加收入并减轻艾滋病毒/艾滋病对家庭经济影响的政策举措。
