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Multidimensional Poverty by HIV Status in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment Surveys

2026-01-05 health economics Title + abstract only
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IntroductionMultidimensional poverty (deprivations in education, health, and living standards) affects people with and without HIV. We compared poverty levels by HIV status in Eastern and Southern Africa and identified indicators driving deprivations. MethodWe analysed the 2020-22 Population HIV Impact Assessment data from Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe using the Alkire-Foster method, calculating the multidimensional poverty index (MPI), headcount ratio, a...

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