Jacob Bor
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Research Subjects
Jacob Bor has a total of 8 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Marie-Louise Newell
School of Human Development and Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
2 shared publications Till Bärnighausen
Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Post Office Box 198, Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal 3935, South Africa
2 shared publicationsAbraham J. Herbst
Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Post Office Box 198, Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal 3935, South Africa
1 shared publicationAdam Coutts
Department of Social Epidemiology , University College London , London , UK
1 shared publication- David Stuckler
Bocconi University
1 shared publication - Frank Tanser
South African Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis, Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation, School for Data Science and Computational Thinking, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Top Cited Papers
- 22 February 2013
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 339 (6122) , 961-965
Increases in Adult Life Expectancy in Rural South Africa: Valuing the Scale-Up of HIV Treatment
Cost-Benefit of ART: In the battle to control HIV, mass antiretroviral treatment (ART) costs $500 to $900 per person per year. Bor et al. (p. 961 ) calculated the impact of intensifying ART on the life expectancy of people living in rural KwaZulu Natal. The dates of death were collected from a population of about 100,000 people during 2000–2011: Four years before and 8 years after the scaling up of ART. Life expectancy of adults increased by more than 11 years after ART was expanded, and the economic value of the lifetimes gained were calculated to far exceed the cost of treatment. Tanser et al. (p. 966 ) followed nearly 17,000 HIV-uninfected individuals in KwaZulu-Natal over an 8-year period. Holding other HIV risk factors constant, individual HIV acquisition risk declined significantly with increasing ART coverage of HIV-infected people.
- 22 February 2013
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 339 (6122) , 961-965
Top Cited PapersIncreases in Adult Life Expectancy in Rural South Africa: Valuing the Scale-Up of HIV Treatment
Cost-Benefit of ART: In the battle to control HIV, mass antiretroviral treatment (ART) costs $500 to $900 per person per year. Bor et al. (p. 961 ) calculated the impact of intensifying ART on the life expectancy of people living in rural KwaZulu Natal. The dates of death were collected from a population of about 100,000 people during 2000–2011: Four years before and 8 years after the scaling up of ART. Life expectancy of adults increased by more than 11 years after ART was expanded, and the economic value of the lifetimes gained were calculated to far exceed the cost of treatment. Tanser et al. (p. 966 ) followed nearly 17,000 HIV-uninfected individuals in KwaZulu-Natal over an 8-year period. Holding other HIV risk factors constant, individual HIV acquisition risk declined significantly with increasing ART coverage of HIV-infected people.
- Open Access
- 29 January 2013
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Alcohol and Alcoholism
- Vol. 48 (3) , 343-348
Alcohol Use During the Great Recession of 2008–2009
Aims: The aim of this study was to assess changes in alcohol use in the USA during the Great Recession. Methods: Drinking participation, drinking frequency, drinking intensity, total alcohol consumption and frequency of binge drinking were assessed in a nationally representative sample of 2,050,431 US women and men aged 18 and older, interviewed between 2006 and 2010. Results: The prevalence of any alcohol use significantly declined during the economic recession, from 52.0% in 2006–2007 to 51.6% in 2008–2009 (P < 0.05), corresponding to 880,000 fewer drinkers (95% confidence interval [CI] 140,000 to 1.6 million). There was an increase, however, in the prevalence of frequent binging, from 4.8% in 2006–2007 to 5.1% in 2008–2009 (P < 0.01), corresponding to 770,000 more frequent bingers (95% CI 390,000 to 1.1 million). Non-Black, unmarried men under 30 years, who recently became unemployed, were at highest risk for frequent binging. Conclusion: During the Great Recession there was an increase in abstention from alcohol and a rise in frequent binging.
- 29 January 2013
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Alcohol and Alcoholism
- Vol. 48 (3) , 343-348
Open AccessAlcohol Use During the Great Recession of 2008–2009
Aims: The aim of this study was to assess changes in alcohol use in the USA during the Great Recession. Methods: Drinking participation, drinking frequency, drinking intensity, total alcohol consumption and frequency of binge drinking were assessed in a nationally representative sample of 2,050,431 US women and men aged 18 and older, interviewed between 2006 and 2010. Results: The prevalence of any alcohol use significantly declined during the economic recession, from 52.0% in 2006–2007 to 51.6% in 2008–2009 (P < 0.05), corresponding to 880,000 fewer drinkers (95% confidence interval [CI] 140,000 to 1.6 million). There was an increase, however, in the prevalence of frequent binging, from 4.8% in 2006–2007 to 5.1% in 2008–2009 (P < 0.01), corresponding to 770,000 more frequent bingers (95% CI 390,000 to 1.1 million). Non-Black, unmarried men under 30 years, who recently became unemployed, were at highest risk for frequent binging. Conclusion: During the Great Recession there was an increase in abstention from alcohol and a rise in frequent binging.
- 1 July 2012
- Published by Health Affairs Publishing, LLC in Health Affairs
- Vol. 31 (7) , 1459-1469
In A Study Of A Population Cohort In South Africa, HIV Patients On Antiretrovirals Had Nearly Full Recovery Of Employment
Antiretroviral therapy for HIV may have important economic benefits for patients and their households. We quantified the impact of HIV treatment on employment status among HIV patients in rural Sou...
- 1 July 2012
- Published by Health Affairs Publishing, LLC in Health Affairs
- Vol. 31 (7) , 1459-1469
In A Study Of A Population Cohort In South Africa, HIV Patients On Antiretrovirals Had Nearly Full Recovery Of Employment
Antiretroviral therapy for HIV may have important economic benefits for patients and their households. We quantified the impact of HIV treatment on employment status among HIV patients in rural Sou...