"This paper attempts to quantify the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on social capital with cross-country data. Using … controlling for HIV prevalence, institutional quality, social distance, and economic indicators. The results obtained indicate … that HIV prevalence affects social capital negatively. The empirical estimates suggest that a one standard deviation …

areas of health, such as sexual and reproductive health, and HIV prevention, in particular, has also increased. Evaluations … promote the prevention of sexually transmitted infections and HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa. "--World Bank web site …