title: Assessing Household Economic Vulnerability in HIV-Affected Communities in Five Regions of Côte d'Ivoire.
abstract: The objective of this study was to identify and describe levels of household economic vulnerability in HIV-affected communities in Côte d'Ivoire, defined as those with a high prevalence of HIV and large numbers of orphans and vulnerable children. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 3,749 households in five health regions of Côte d'Ivoire. Using principal component analysis, we attempted to identify sets of correlated vulnerabilities and derive a small number of composite scores to create an index for targeting interventions to vulnerable populations. The 65 vulnerability measures examined did not cluster in ways that would allow for the creation of a small number of composite measures. Instead, we found that households face numerous unique pathways to vulnerability.
authors.affiliation: Global Health, Population and Nutrition Department, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America.
authors.forename: Holly M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.affiliation: Social and Economic Development Department, Washington, D.C., United States of America.
authors.forename: Whitney
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Moret
authors.affiliation: Global Health, Population and Nutrition Department, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America.
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Field
authors.affiliation: Global Health, Population and Nutrition Department, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America.
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Global Health, Population and Nutrition Department, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America.
authors.forename: Yanwu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.affiliation: Synergie Expertise, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: Firmin M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Seka