The irony of the situation is that a household’s need for resources increase, so their capacity to generate income is reduced. The above graph shows how monthly income per capita is reduced in families living with AIDS. Even though consumption within these families is also reduced to almost half that of families unaffected by AIDS, it is still higher than monthly income per capita. To make up for the shortfall, families will rely on savings or sell their assets. This may include the sale of livestock, farming implements, radios or bicycles. This is known as disaving.