Free access to antiretroviral treatment and protection against the risk of catastrophic health expenditure in people living with HIV: evidence from Cameroon.
Marwân-Al-Qays BousmahMarie Libérée NishimweChristopher KuabanSylvie BoyerPublished in: BMC health services research (2021)
Our findings suggest that Cameroon's free ART policy is pro-poor. As it only benefitted PLHIV with the lowest socioeconomic status, increased comprehensive HIV care coverage is needed to substantially reduce the risk of CHE and the associated risk of impoverishment for all PLHIV.
Keyphrases
- public health
- healthcare
- hiv infected
- mental health
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv aids
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- health information
- hiv infected patients
- anti inflammatory
- affordable care act
- combination therapy
- health promotion
- climate change
- replacement therapy
- human health
- men who have sex with men
- south africa