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Increases in adult life expectancy in rural South Africa: valuing the scale-up of HIV treatment

Increases in adult life expectancy in rural South Africa: valuing the scale-up of HIV treatment
Increases in adult life expectancy in rural South Africa: valuing the scale-up of HIV treatment
The scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) is expected to raise adult life expectancy in populations with high HIV prevalence. Using data from a population cohort of over 101,000 individuals in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, we measured changes in adult life expectancy for 2000–2011. In 2003, the year before ART became available in the public-sector health system, adult life expectancy was 49.2 years; by 2011, adult life expectancy had increased to 60.5 years—an 11.3-year gain. Based on standard monetary valuation of life, the survival benefits of ART far outweigh the costs of providing treatment in this community. These gains in adult life expectancy signify the social value of ART and have implications for the investment decisions of individuals, governments, and donors.
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Bor, Jacob
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Herbst, Abraham J.
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Newell, Marie-Louise
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Barnighausen, Till
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Bor, Jacob
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Herbst, Abraham J.
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Newell, Marie-Louise
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Bor, Jacob, Herbst, Abraham J., Newell, Marie-Louise and Barnighausen, Till (2013) Increases in adult life expectancy in rural South Africa: valuing the scale-up of HIV treatment. Science, 339 (6122), 961-965. (doi:10.1126/science.1230413). (PMID:23430655)

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Abstract

The scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) is expected to raise adult life expectancy in populations with high HIV prevalence. Using data from a population cohort of over 101,000 individuals in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, we measured changes in adult life expectancy for 2000–2011. In 2003, the year before ART became available in the public-sector health system, adult life expectancy was 49.2 years; by 2011, adult life expectancy had increased to 60.5 years—an 11.3-year gain. Based on standard monetary valuation of life, the survival benefits of ART far outweigh the costs of providing treatment in this community. These gains in adult life expectancy signify the social value of ART and have implications for the investment decisions of individuals, governments, and donors.

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Published date: 22 February 2013
Organisations: Human Development & Health

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Local EPrints ID: 350617
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/350617
ISSN: 0036-8075
PURE UUID: 365ff49e-caee-472c-a0f4-f291b453ee04
ORCID for Marie-Louise Newell: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1074-7699

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Date deposited: 27 Mar 2013 12:12
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:47

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Author: Jacob Bor
Author: Abraham J. Herbst
Author: Till Barnighausen

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