Mass HIV treatment and sex disparities in life expectancy: demographic surveillance in rural South Africa

Jacob Bor and colleagues use demographic data from a longitudinal surveillance cohort to identify increased gains in life expectancy among women compared to men in the years following antiretroviral therapy scale-up in rural South Africa.

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Main Authors: Bor, Jacob (Author) , Bärnighausen, Till (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: November 24, 2015
In: PLoS medicine
Year: 2015, Volume: 12, Issue: 11
ISSN:1549-1676
DOI:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001905
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001905
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1001905
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Author Notes:Jacob Bor, Sydney Rosen, Natsayi Chimbindi, Noah Haber, Kobus Herbst, Tinofa Mutevedzi, Frank Tanser, Deenan Pillay, Till Bärnighausen
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Summary:Jacob Bor and colleagues use demographic data from a longitudinal surveillance cohort to identify increased gains in life expectancy among women compared to men in the years following antiretroviral therapy scale-up in rural South Africa.
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ISSN:1549-1676
DOI:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001905