The aim of this paper is to examine if tobacco consumption crowds-out consumption of basic needs and whether it has implications for nutrition intake and intra-household resource allocation in developing countries. In the process we also examine whether preference over other commodities for...

The aim of this paper is to examine if tobacco consumption crowds-out consumption of basic needs and whether it has implications for nutrition intake and intra-household resource allocation in developing countries. In the process we also examine whether preference over other commodities for...

This paper aims to better understand the relationship between HIV knowledge and media exposure in India. We use a two-stage hurdle model to estimate the effect of media sources such as newspapers, radios and television on AIDS-related knowledge among Indian men and women using demographic health...

This paper aims to better understand the relationship between HIV knowledge and media exposure in India. We use a two-stage hurdle model to estimate the effect of media sources such as newspapers, radios and television on AIDS-related knowledge among Indian men and women using demographic health...

Adressess five basic points often raised by business leaders during discussions on HIV/AIDS: the reason why they should respond to HIV/AIDS; the right time for a company to respond to HIV/AIDS; the way they should respond to HIV/AIDS; the way to review the effectiveness of their HIV/AIDS...

The study examines the association between quality of life (QOL) and discrimination perpetrated against a vulnerable population like injecting drug users (IDU). Given that QOL affects self efficacy which in turn affects behavior, it is relevant to examine QOL among IDUs in the context of HIV...

Led by the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, the Frontiers Prevention Programme (FPP) was implemented in India, Ecuador, Cambodia and Morocco between 2002 and 2007. This paper focuses on the experience of evaluating this programme in Andhra Pradesh, India. The aim of the FPP was to reduce HIV...