A livelihood intervention to improve economic and psychosocial well-being in rural Uganda

Longitudinal pilot study

Bibliographic Data

ID2177749
AuthorsBernard Kakuhikire (0000-0001-5346-4368, Mbarara University of Science and Technology), Diego Suquillo (Quincy College), Elly Atuhumuza (Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration), Rumbidzai Mushavi, Rumbidzai C Mushavi (0000-0001-7683-2522, Harvard University), Jessica M Perkins (0000-0002-5475-8816, Massachusetts General Hospital), Atheendar S Venkataramani, Atheendar Venkataramani (0000-0002-7612-8903, Harvard University), Sheri D Weiser (0000-0002-7807-4072, University of California, San Francisco), David R Bangsberg (0000-0002-6352-8908, Portland State University), Alexander C Tsai (0000-0001-6397-7917, Harvard University, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume13
Issue1
Pages162-169
Publication date2016-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSAHARA-J Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1729-0376 • E-ISSN: 1813-4424
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17290376.2016.1230072
PMID27619011
OpenAlexW2518712721
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited56

HIV and poverty are inextricably intertwined in sub-Saharan Africa. Economic and livelihood intervention strategies have been suggested to help mitigate the adverse economic effects of HIV, but few intervention studies have focused specifically on HIV-positive persons. We conducted three pilot studies to assess a livelihood intervention consisting of an initial orientation and loan package of chickens and associated implements to create poultry microenterprises. We enrolled 15 HIV-positive and 22 HIV-negative participants and followed them for up to 18 months. Over the course of follow-up, participants achieved high chicken survival and loan repayment rates. Median monthly income increased, and severe food insecurity declined, although these changes were not statistically significant (P-values ranged from 0.11 to 0.68). In-depth interviews with a purposive sample of three HIV-positive participants identified a constellation of economic and psychosocial benefits, including improved social integration and reduced stigma

Agriculture · Business · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Family medicine · Geography · Livelihood · Loan · Population · Poverty · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Socioeconomic status · Socioeconomics · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Finance