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HIV/AIDS, Climate Change and Disaster Management : Challenges for Institutions in Malawi
Suarez, Pablo; Givah, Precious; Storey, Kelvin - 2012
Southern African institutions involved in disaster management face two major new threats: the HIV/AIDS pandemic …, the authors find evidence of a growing gap between demand for their services and capacity to satisfy that demand. HIV/AIDS …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012552420
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Potential Applications of Conditional Cash Transfers for Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa
Medlin, Carol; de Walque, Damien - 2012
A growing number of developing countries have introduced conditional cash transfer programs that provide money to poor families with certain contingencies attached - such as requiring school attendance or regular immunization and health check-ups. As the popularity of conditional cash transfer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012552464
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Exploring the Links between HIV/AIDS, Social Capital, and Development
David, Antonio C.; Li, Carmen A. - 2012
This paper attempts to quantify the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on social capital with cross-country data. Using … number of dimensions and highlight the empirical importance of an additional mechanism through which HIV/AIDS hinders the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012552470
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Adult Mortality and Children's Transition into Marriage
Beegle, Kathleen; Krutikova, Sofya - 2012
Adult mortality due to HIV/AIDS and other diseases is posited to affect children through a number of pathways. On top …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012552590
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HIV/AIDS and Social Capital in a Cross-Section of Countries
David, Antonio C. - 2012
This paper attempts to quantify the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on social capital with cross-country data. It … dimensions and highlight the empirical importance of an additional mechanism through which HIV/AIDS hinders the development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012552713
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The Determinants of HIV Infection and Related Sexual Behaviors : Evidence from Lesotho
Corno, Lucia; de Walque, Damien - 2012
This paper analyzes the socioeconomic determinants of HIV infection and related sexual behaviors using the 2004 Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey. The authors find that in Lesotho education appears to have a protective effect: it is negatively associated with HIV infection (although not...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012552869
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Who Gets AIDS and How? The Determinants of HIV Infection and Sexual Behaviors in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania
de Walque, Damien - 2012
female genital mutilation are often associated with sexual behaviors, practices, and knowledge related to AIDS. This might …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553669
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Discordant Couples : HIV Infection Among Couples in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania
de Walque, Damien - 2012
surprising findings about the dynamics of the HIV/AIDS epidemic which have important implications for policy. First, at least two …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553778
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Education and HIV/AIDS Prevention : Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Western Kenya
Duflo, Esther; Dupas, Pascaline; Kremer, Michael - 2012
The authors report results from a randomized evaluation comparing three school-based HIV/AIDS interventions in Kenya …: (1) training teachers in the Kenyan Government's HIV/AIDS-education curriculum; (2) encouraging students to debate the … role of condoms and to write essays on how to protect themselves against HIV/AIDS; and (3) reducing the cost of education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553846
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Adult Mortality and Consumption Growth in the Age of HIV/AIDS
Beegle, Kathleen; De Weerdt, Joachim; Dercon, Stefan - 2012
The authors use a 13-year panel of individuals in Tanzania to assess how adult mortality shocks affect both short and long-run consumption growth of surviving household members. Using unique data which tracks individuals from 1991 to 2004, they examine consumption growth, controlling for a set...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553903