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Demographic and Socioeconomic Patterns of HIV/AIDS Prevalence in Africa

Beegle, Kathleen - 2009

Understanding the demographic and socioeconomic patterns of the prevalence and incidence of HIV/AIDS in Sub …-Saharan Africa is crucial for developing programs and policies to combat HIV/AIDS. This paper looks critically at the methods and … analytical challenges to study the links between socioeconomic and demographic status and HIV/AIDS. Some of the misconceptions …

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The Association Between Remarriage and HIV Infection : Evidence From National HIV Surveys in Africa

de Walque, Damien - 2009

The literature shows that divorced, separated, and widowed individuals in Africa are at significantly increased risk for HIV. Using nationally representative data from 13 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, this paper confirms that formerly married individuals are at significantly higher risk for...

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Comparing Condom Use With Different Types of Partners : Evidence From National HIV Surveys in Africa

de Walque, Damien - 2009

Based on nationally representative samples from 13 Sub-Saharan African countries, this paper reinforces and expands previous findings that condom use in general is low in this region, men report using condoms more frequently than women, and unmarried individuals report they use condoms more...

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Coping with Risk : The Effects of Shocks on Reproductive Health and Transactional Sex in Rural Tanzania

de Walque, Damien - 2014

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

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Rewarding Safer Sex : Conditional Cash Transfers For HIV/STI Prevention

de Walque, Damien - 2014

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The Determinants of HIV Infection And Related Sexual Behaviors : Evidence From Lesotho

Corno, Lucia - 2007

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...

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Potential Applications of Conditional Cash Transfers for Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa

Medlin, Carol - 2016

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...

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The Determinants of HIV Infection and Related Sexual Behaviors : Evidence from Lesotho

Corno, Lucia - 2016

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Discordant Couples : HIV Infection Among Couples in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania

de Walque, Damien - 2016

surprising findings about the dynamics of the HIV/AIDS epidemic which have important implications for policy. First, at least two …

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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 - 2016

female genital mutilation are often associated with sexual behaviors, practices, and knowledge related to AIDS. This might …

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