Effect of universal HIV testing and treatment on socioeconomic wellbeing in rural Kenya and Uganda: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

• Main Authors: Aleksandra Jakubowski, PhD (Author), Jane Kabami, MPH (Author), Laura B Balzer, PhD (Author), James Ayieko, MBChB (Author), Edwin D Charlebois, ProfPhD (Author), Asiphas Owaraganise, MBChB (Author), Carina Marquez, PhD (Author), Tamara D Clark, MPH (Author), Douglas Black, BA (Author), Starley B Shade, ProfPhD (Author), Gabriel Chamie, MD (Author), Craig R Cohen, ProfMD (Author), Elizabeth A Bukusi, ProfPhD (Author), Moses R Kamya, ProfPhD (Author), Maya Petersen, PhD (Author), Diane V Havlir, ProfMD (Author), Harsha Thirumurthy, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Universal testing and treatment for HIV has shown promise as an approach to reduce mortality and lower HIV incidence. Evidence on the economic effects of this approach on individuals and households in low-resource settings is scarce. We aimed to examine the effect of universal H...