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HIV/AIDS
A ‘classic’ HEA assessment provides household economy information by wealth group within a livelihood zone. However, certain users may need information on specific sub-sections of the population other than wealth groups. These may be demographic groups such as children, the elderly or women , or groups defined in social, cultural or economic terms such as those affected by HIV/AIDS, specific ethnic minorities, or people doing a specific livelihoods activity (such as commercial sex workers). When considering such groups, decision-makers are typically interested in:
• What differentiates them from other groups in terms of their livelihood activities and their food security or overall wealth?
• What particular needs do they have and/ or what specific interventions would be most suited to their circumstances?
The HEA framework can be used with minor adaptations to field methods to look into these questions. Click here for an illustration of HEA applications to HIV/AIDS research.
Summarized from The Practitioners' Guide to HEA, FEG Consulting, RHVP, SC-UK