| Autor: |
Waziri SI; Universiti Putra Malaysia. siwaziri@gmail.com., Mohamed Nor N, Raja Abdullah NM, Adamu P |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Global journal of health science [Glob J Health Sci] 2015 Sep 01; Vol. 8 (4), pp. 212-20. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Sep 01. |
| DOI: |
10.5539/gjhs.v8n4p212 |
| Abstrakt: |
The productivity of countries around the globe is adversely affected by the health-related problems of their labour force. This study examined the effect of the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and life expectancy on the economic growth of 33 Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries over a period of 11 years (2002-2012). The study employed a dynamic panel approach as opposed to the static traditional approach utilised in the literature. The dynamic approach became eminent because of the fact that HIV/AIDS is a dynamic variable as its prevalence today depends on the previous years. The result revealed that HIV/AIDS is negatively correlated with economic growth in the region, with a coefficient of 0.014, and significant at the 1% level. That is, a 10% increase in HIV/AIDS prevalence leads to a 0.14% decrease in the GDP of the region. Tackling HIV/AIDS is therefore imperative to the developing Sub-Saharan African region and all hands must be on deck to end the menace globally. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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