Job security, income and working conditions play an important role in physical and mental health. People living with HIV who have low incomes experience higher levels of stigma and depression, as well as greater difficulty in meeting their basic needs. Because many people living with HIV receive disability payments and housing subsidies, they may also be placed in a position where accepting paid employment would significantly raise their housing or health care costs. Research has also shown that bad jobs — insecure, high-stress jobs — can be just as detrimental to health as unemployment.
Key Facts and Research Findings
- PHAs with temporary employment found to be 2.5x more likely to be hospitalized or die compared to those with stable employment
Filed under: Employment - Support service clients in Ontario report stigma, poverty, unemployment, food security and mental health issues among their top challenges (View from the Frontlines, page 64)
Filed under: Employment, Engagement, Food Security, Mental Health, Stigma - According to data from 2011, Indigenous people earn 26% less, on average, than non-Indigenous people
Filed under: Employment, Indigenous Peoples - Participants in Positive Spaces Healthy Places who were unemployed were more likely to experience housing difficulties
Filed under: Employment, Housing - In the Food Security Study, participants with annual incomes less than $20,000 were 3x more likely to be food-insecure
Filed under: Employment, Food Security - 75% of participants in Positive Spaces Healthy Places had a monthly income under $1,500 (2015 analysis)
Filed under: Employment, Housing
Related Studies
- Employment Change and Health Outcomes
Filed under: Employment
Related Researchers
- Sean B. Rourke
Filed under: Care, Community Engagement in Research, Employment, Engagement, Food Security, Housing, Interventions Across the Cascade, Mental Health, Neurocognitive Disorders, OHTN, People Living with HIV, Research Pages, Stigma
OHTN Resources
- 2015 HIV and Housing Summit Report
Filed under: African, Caribbean and Black Communities, At-risk Women, Care, Criminal Justice, Employment, Engagement, Food Security, Housing, Indigenous Peoples, Intimate Partner Violence, Men who Have Sex with Men, People Living with HIV, Prevention, Reports - Employment Change and Health Outcomes Study (ECHO) Report
Filed under: Employment, People Living with HIV, Reports, Slider - Influence of employment and job security on physical and mental health in adults living with HIV: cross-sectional analysis (open access)
Filed under: Employment, Peer-Reviewed Papers - Training Module: Employment Case Studies
Filed under: Employment - Behavioural emergencies among HIV-positive men who have sex with men
Filed under: Employment, Men who Have Sex with Men, Mental Health, Rapid Responses, Stigma, Substance Use - Effectiveness and key features of employment support program
Filed under: Employment, Mental Health, Rapid Responses
Other Resources
- Synthesized HIV/AIDS Research Evidence (external link)
Filed under: Care, Co-infections, Employment, Engagement, External Links, Food Security, Housing, Indigenous Peoples, Intimate Partner Violence, Men who Have Sex with Men, Mental Health, Neurocognitive Disorders, Other Comorbidities, People Living with HIV, People who use Drugs, Prevention, Stigma, Substance Use - The Housing and HIV/AIDS Research Summit
Filed under: Criminal Justice, Employment, Food Security, Housing, Intimate Partner Violence, Stigma