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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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Incentivising Safe Sex : A Randomised Trial of Conditional Cash Transfers for HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention in Rural Tanzania

de Walque, Damien; Dow, William H.; Nathan, Rose; … - 2012

Objective The authors evaluated the use of conditional cash transfers as an HIV and sexually transmitted infection prevention strategy to incentivise safe sex. Design An unblinded, individually randomised and controlled trial. Setting 10 villages within the Kilombero/Ulanga districts of the...

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Socioeconomic Determinants of Stigmatization and HIV Testing in Lesotho

Corno, Lucia; de Walque, Damien - 2013

HIV/AIDS stigmatizing attitudes and their consequences on preventative behaviors are among the most poorly understood … aspects of the AIDS epidemic. This paper analyzes the socioeconomic determinants of discriminating attitudes toward people … Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in Lesotho, where HIV/AIDS is a pervasive problem. We find that HIV/AIDS stigmatizing …

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Using Provider Performance Incentives to Increase HIV Testing and Counseling Services in Rwanda

de Walque, Damien; Gertler, Paul J.; … - 2014

, including HIV/AIDS services. Using a prospective quasi-experimental design, this study examines the scheme's impact on … discordant couples in which only one of the partners is an AIDS patient. …

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Using Lotteries to Incentivize Safer Sexual Behavior : Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial on HIV Prevention

Bjorkman Nyqvist, Martina - 2017

Financial incentives are a promising HIV prevention strategy. This paper assesses the effect on HIV incidence of a lottery program in Lesotho with low expected payments but a chance to win a high prize conditional on negative test results for sexually transmitted infections. The intervention...

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