Summary of ASPIRES Assessments of Economic Vulnerability Tools
Tool | Definition of Economic Vulnerability | Domains Assessed | Validation Measures | Findings |
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Côte d'Ivoire Vulnerability Assessment | The degree of inability of households to provide for the health, education, and nutritional needs of household members to mitigate the economic and health impact of HIV, cope with infection, and reduce their risk for acquiring HIV (for those without HIV). |
| Poverty likelihood
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Food Security:
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Uganda Simple Economic Strengthening Tool | PEPFAR classifications of:
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| Poverty likelihood
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South Africa Household Tool | PEPFAR classifications of:
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| Poverty likelihood
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Local classifications
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South Africa Girl Tool | The prevalence of economic factors that lead to transactional sex, and therefore increase risk for HIV. |
| Adolescent girls' HIV vulnerability
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Abbreviations: ASPIRES, Accelerating Strategies for Practical Innovation and Research in Economic Strengthening; PEPFAR, U.S. President's Plan for Emergency AIDS Relief.