This paper studies the effect of subjective beliefs about HIV infection on fertility decisions in a context of high HIV … is allowed to differ from the actual exposure. In the model, women form beliefs about their HIV status and about their … own and their children's survival in future periods. Women update their beliefs with survival to each additional period as …

sexual behaviors and schooling investments among school-age females in Malawi. The study finds no overall effects on HIV …

For young adults living in countries with AIDS epidemics, getting an HIV test may influence near-term decisions, such … an experimental design embedded in a panel survey from Malawi, this study assesses the impact of voluntary counseling and … behaviors. There is some suggestive evidence on differential response by wealth and by prior beliefs about one's status …

Southern African institutions involved in disaster management face two major new threats: the HIV/AIDS pandemic … events and disasters). Analyzing the combined effects of these two threats on six disaster-related institutions in Malawi …, the authors find evidence of a growing gap between demand for their services and capacity to satisfy that demand. HIV/AIDS …