Grant: Operating Grant
University of Ottawa
$347,735.00
Microcredit loan opportunities to improve quality of life and clinical outcomes in HIV+ patients: A pilot cluster randomized trial.
FY 2010-11
Summary
Many people living in Africa with HIV are also affected by poverty. We provide HIV medical care to over 100,000 patients in Uganda and are seeking to determine if small loans to groups of patients to start businesses can improve the quality of their lives and their clinical status. We will conduct a randomized trial where groups will be allocated to receive small loans or not. We will assess their quality of life and immunological status. This project aims to determine whether we will be successful at conducting a larger conclusive trial.
Department
Program
Operating Grant
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
211358
Name
Mills Edward J
Region
Ontario
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Population and Public Health
Theme2
Social / Cultural / Environmental / Population Health
Prcname2
Health Services Evaluation & Interventions Research 3
Projecttitle
Microcredit loan opportunities to improve quality of life and clinical outcomes in HIV+ patients: A pilot cluster randomized trial.
Programtype2
Operating Grants
Orgnameinp2
University of Ottawa
Cihramount2
$347,735
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Operating Grant
Keyworddelim
Economics; Hiv/Aids; Microcredit
Abstract
Many people living in Africa with HIV are also affected by poverty. We provide HIV medical care to over 100,000 patients in Uganda and are seeking to determine if small loans to groups of patients to start businesses can improve the quality of their lives and their clinical status. We will conduct a randomized trial where groups will be allocated to receive small loans or not. We will assess their quality of life and immunological status. This project aims to determine whether we will be successful at conducting a larger conclusive trial.
Competitiondate
201009
Approvedterm2
2 yrs 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Mills, Edward J
Approvedterm
2 ans 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $347,735~ $0~
