How Does the Impact of an HIV/AIDS Information Campaign Vary with Educational Attainment? Evidence from Rural Uganda
The responsiveness to information is thought to be one channel through which education affects health outcomes. The author tests this hypothesis by examining the effectiveness of an information campaign that aims at preventing the HIV/AIDS epidemic...
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okr-10986-141072021-04-23T14:03:20Z How Does the Impact of an HIV/AIDS Information Campaign Vary with Educational Attainment? Evidence from Rural Uganda De Walque, Damien EDUCATION HEALTH EDUCATION DISEASE PREVENTION DISEASES AIDS HIV EDUCATION AIDS EPIDEMIC SEXUAL BEHAVIOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES CONDOM PROMOTION ACCESS TO INFORMATION ADDITION ADULT POPULATION AGED AIDS AIDS AWARENESS AIDS COUNSELING AIDS MORTALITY ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPIES CASE OF AIDS CONDOM USE CONDOMS CROPS DISTRIBUTION OF CONDOMS ECONOMICS EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION PROGRAMS EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT FORMAL EDUCATION GENDER HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH OUTCOMES HIV HIV INFECTION HIV POSITIVE HIV TESTING HOUSING INFORMATION INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INTERVENTIONS IRON LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVELS OF CONDOM USE LEVELS OF EDUCATION LITERATURE MEDIA MEDICAL RESEARCH MIGRATION MORTALITY NATIONAL AIDS CONTROL OLDER PEOPLE PAPERS PARTNERSHIP PATIENTS PREVENTION EFFORTS PRIMARY EDUCATION RADIO RATES OF RETURN RISK OF INFECTION SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS SEX EDUCATION SEXUAL INTERCOURSE SEXUAL PARTNERS SEXUAL PRACTICES SOCIAL SCIENCES TEACHERS TRANSMISSION UNAIDS UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION UNPROTECTED SEX VOLUNTARY COUNSELLING VOLUNTARY TESTING WORKERS YOUNG ADULTS The responsiveness to information is thought to be one channel through which education affects health outcomes. The author tests this hypothesis by examining the effectiveness of an information campaign that aims at preventing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Uganda. Previous studies in the epidemiological literature have generally concluded that, in Africa, there was either a positive association or no association between HIV infection and schooling levels. Using individual level data from a cohort study following the general population of a cluster of villages in rural Uganda over 12 years, the author shows that, after more than a decade of prevention campaigns about the dangers of the epidemic, there has been a substantial evolution in the HIV/education gradient. Early in the epidemic, in 1990, there was no robust relation between HIV/AIDS and education. In 2000, among young individuals, in particular among females, education lowers the risk of being HIV positive. Results on HIV incidence in a duration framework confirm that finding by establishing that, for young individuals, education reduces the probability of seroconversion. These findings reveal that educated individuals have been more responsive to the HIV/AIDS information campaigns. The analysis of sexual behavior reinforces that conclusion: condom use is associated positively with schooling levels. 2013-06-21T15:07:39Z 2013-06-21T15:07:39Z 2004-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/04/4128385/impact-hivaids-information-campaign-vary-educational-attainment-evidence-rural-uganda http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14107 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No.3289 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, D.C. Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Africa Uganda |
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EDUCATION HEALTH EDUCATION DISEASE PREVENTION DISEASES AIDS HIV EDUCATION AIDS EPIDEMIC SEXUAL BEHAVIOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES CONDOM PROMOTION ACCESS TO INFORMATION ADDITION ADULT POPULATION AGED AIDS AIDS AWARENESS AIDS COUNSELING AIDS MORTALITY ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPIES CASE OF AIDS CONDOM USE CONDOMS CROPS DISTRIBUTION OF CONDOMS ECONOMICS EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION PROGRAMS EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT FORMAL EDUCATION GENDER HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH OUTCOMES HIV HIV INFECTION HIV POSITIVE HIV TESTING HOUSING INFORMATION INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INTERVENTIONS IRON LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVELS OF CONDOM USE LEVELS OF EDUCATION LITERATURE MEDIA MEDICAL RESEARCH MIGRATION MORTALITY NATIONAL AIDS CONTROL OLDER PEOPLE PAPERS PARTNERSHIP PATIENTS PREVENTION EFFORTS PRIMARY EDUCATION RADIO RATES OF RETURN RISK OF INFECTION SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS SEX EDUCATION SEXUAL INTERCOURSE SEXUAL PARTNERS SEXUAL PRACTICES SOCIAL SCIENCES TEACHERS TRANSMISSION UNAIDS UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION UNPROTECTED SEX VOLUNTARY COUNSELLING VOLUNTARY TESTING WORKERS YOUNG ADULTS |
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EDUCATION HEALTH EDUCATION DISEASE PREVENTION DISEASES AIDS HIV EDUCATION AIDS EPIDEMIC SEXUAL BEHAVIOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES CONDOM PROMOTION ACCESS TO INFORMATION ADDITION ADULT POPULATION AGED AIDS AIDS AWARENESS AIDS COUNSELING AIDS MORTALITY ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPIES CASE OF AIDS CONDOM USE CONDOMS CROPS DISTRIBUTION OF CONDOMS ECONOMICS EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION PROGRAMS EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT FORMAL EDUCATION GENDER HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH OUTCOMES HIV HIV INFECTION HIV POSITIVE HIV TESTING HOUSING INFORMATION INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INTERVENTIONS IRON LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVELS OF CONDOM USE LEVELS OF EDUCATION LITERATURE MEDIA MEDICAL RESEARCH MIGRATION MORTALITY NATIONAL AIDS CONTROL OLDER PEOPLE PAPERS PARTNERSHIP PATIENTS PREVENTION EFFORTS PRIMARY EDUCATION RADIO RATES OF RETURN RISK OF INFECTION SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS SEX EDUCATION SEXUAL INTERCOURSE SEXUAL PARTNERS SEXUAL PRACTICES SOCIAL SCIENCES TEACHERS TRANSMISSION UNAIDS UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION UNPROTECTED SEX VOLUNTARY COUNSELLING VOLUNTARY TESTING WORKERS YOUNG ADULTS De Walque, Damien How Does the Impact of an HIV/AIDS Information Campaign Vary with Educational Attainment? Evidence from Rural Uganda |
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The responsiveness to information is
thought to be one channel through which education affects
health outcomes. The author tests this hypothesis by
examining the effectiveness of an information campaign that
aims at preventing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Uganda. Previous
studies in the epidemiological literature have generally
concluded that, in Africa, there was either a positive
association or no association between HIV infection and
schooling levels. Using individual level data from a cohort
study following the general population of a cluster of
villages in rural Uganda over 12 years, the author shows
that, after more than a decade of prevention campaigns about
the dangers of the epidemic, there has been a substantial
evolution in the HIV/education gradient. Early in the
epidemic, in 1990, there was no robust relation between
HIV/AIDS and education. In 2000, among young individuals, in
particular among females, education lowers the risk of being
HIV positive. Results on HIV incidence in a duration
framework confirm that finding by establishing that, for
young individuals, education reduces the probability of
seroconversion. These findings reveal that educated
individuals have been more responsive to the HIV/AIDS
information campaigns. The analysis of sexual behavior
reinforces that conclusion: condom use is associated
positively with schooling levels. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
| author |
De Walque, Damien |
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De Walque, Damien |
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De Walque, Damien |
| title |
How Does the Impact of an HIV/AIDS Information Campaign Vary with Educational Attainment? Evidence from Rural Uganda |
| title_short |
How Does the Impact of an HIV/AIDS Information Campaign Vary with Educational Attainment? Evidence from Rural Uganda |
| title_full |
How Does the Impact of an HIV/AIDS Information Campaign Vary with Educational Attainment? Evidence from Rural Uganda |
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How Does the Impact of an HIV/AIDS Information Campaign Vary with Educational Attainment? Evidence from Rural Uganda |
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How Does the Impact of an HIV/AIDS Information Campaign Vary with Educational Attainment? Evidence from Rural Uganda |
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how does the impact of an hiv/aids information campaign vary with educational attainment? evidence from rural uganda |
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World Bank, Washington, D.C. |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/04/4128385/impact-hivaids-information-campaign-vary-educational-attainment-evidence-rural-uganda http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14107 |
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