Does Education Affect HIV Status? Evidence from five African Countries

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dc.creatorde Walque, Damien
dc.date2012-03-30T07:12:38Z
dc.date2012-03-30T07:12:38Z
dc.date2009-06-30
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:16:19Z
dc.descriptionData from the first five Demographic and Health Surveys to include HIV testing for a representative sample of the adult population are used to analyze the socioeconomic correlates of HIV infection and associated sexual behavior. Emerging from a wealth of country relevant results, some important findings can be generalized. First, successive marriages are a significant risk factor. Second, contrary to prima facie evidence, education is not positively associated with HIV status. However, schooling is one of the most consistent predictors of behavior and knowledge: education level predicts protective behaviors such as condom use, use of counseling and testing, discussion of AIDS between spouses, and knowledge about HIV/AIDS, but it also predicts a higher level of infidelity and a lower level of abstinence.
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dc.identifierWorld Bank Economic Review
dc.identifier1564-698X
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/4501
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/4501
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/416602
dc.publisherWorld Bank
dc.relationWorld Bank Economic Review
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectabstinence
dc.subjectadult population
dc.subjectaids epidemic
dc.subjectantenatal care
dc.subjectcondom
dc.subjectcondom use
dc.subjectepidemic
dc.subjectfemale genital mutilation
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectHIV infection
dc.subjectmarital status
dc.subjectpolygamy
dc.subjectpregnant women
dc.subjectprevention efforts
dc.subjectrisk factors
dc.subjectsexual behavior
dc.subjectsexual behaviors
dc.subjectspouses
dc.subjecturban population
dc.titleDoes Education Affect HIV Status? Evidence from five African Countries
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.typeArticle de journal
dc.typeArtículo de revista

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