HIV prevalence in Southern Africa is the highest in the world and the impact of HIV/AIDS in the region are devastating … impact. The authors investigate the issues around the targeting of an eventual HIV vaccine. There is at present no vaccine … against HIV. Although several candidates are in the trial stage, it is not likely that a vaccine effective against the sub …

Financial incentives are a promising HIV prevention strategy. This paper assesses the effect on HIV incidence of a … for sexually transmitted infections. The intervention resulted in a 21.4 percent reduction in HIV incidence over two years … linking sexual behavior to HIV incidence and finds that risk-loving individuals reduce the number of unprotected sexual acts …

risk of HIV infection. The study enrolled 2,399 participants in 10 villages in rural southwest Tanzania. The intervention …

For young adults living in countries with AIDS epidemics, getting an HIV test may influence near-term decisions, such … adolescence to adulthood, have long-term implications on well-being and directly affect a person's risk of contracting HIV. Using … testing of young adults for HIV on these decisions. The results show negligible intent-to-treat effect of HIV testing on …

An extensive multi-disciplinary literature examines the effects of learning one's HIV status on subsequent risky sexual … study investigates the effects of a randomly assigned home based HIV testing and counseling (HTC) intervention on risky … sexual behaviors and schooling investments among school-age females in Malawi. The study finds no overall effects on HIV …

contributor to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This paper uses data from a panel of women in rural Tanzania whose primary occupation is …

services delivery, including HIV/AIDS services. This study examines the scheme's impact on individual and couples HIV testing … discordant couples (14.7 percentage point increase) in which only one of the partners is HIV positive …

This paper studies the effect of subjective beliefs about HIV infection on fertility decisions in a context of high HIV … prevalence and simulates the impact of different policy interventions, such as HIV testing programs and prevention of mother … decisions. Expectations about the life horizon and child survival depend on women's perceived exposure to HIV infection, which …

This study on the implementation efficiency of the HIV/AIDS national response in Colombia seeks to examine how it has …-study analysis to visualize the ways in which people are cared for in practice. The available data suggest that the HIV/AIDS response … budgetary efficiency of the HIV/AIDS response …