The Heterogeneous Effects of HIV Testing

An extensive multi-disciplinary literature examines the effects of learning one's HIV status on subsequent risky sexual behaviors. However, many of these studies rely on non-experimental designs; use self-reported outcome measures; or both. In this study, we investigate the effects of a randoml...

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Main Authors:	Baird, Sarah, Gong, Erick, McIntosh, Craig, Özler, Berk
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	Elsevier 2014
Subjects:	HIV prevention HTC Risky sexual behavior HIV counseling HIV testing and counseling
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20689

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spelling	okr-10986-206892021-04-23T14:03:59Z The Heterogeneous Effects of HIV Testing Baird, Sarah Gong, Erick McIntosh, Craig Özler, Berk HIV prevention HTC Risky sexual behavior HIV counseling HIV testing and counseling An extensive multi-disciplinary literature examines the effects of learning one's HIV status on subsequent risky sexual behaviors. However, many of these studies rely on non-experimental designs; use self-reported outcome measures; or both. In this study, we investigate the effects of a randomly assigned home based HIV testing and counseling (HTC) intervention on risky sexual behaviors and schooling investments among school-age females in Malawi. We find no overall effects on HIV, Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-2), or achievement test scores at follow-up. However, among the small group of individuals who tested positive for HIV, we find a large increase in the probability of HSV-2 infection, with this effect being stronger among those surprised by their test results. Similarly, those surprised by HIV-negative test results have significantly higher achievement test scores at follow-up, consistent with increased returns to investments in human capital. 2014-12-11T19:20:35Z 2014-12-11T19:20:35Z 2014-09 Journal Article Journal of Health Economics http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20689 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Elsevier Publications & Research :: Journal Article Malawi
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description	An extensive multi-disciplinary literature examines the effects of learning one's HIV status on subsequent risky sexual behaviors. However, many of these studies rely on non-experimental designs; use self-reported outcome measures; or both. In this study, we investigate the effects of a randomly assigned home based HIV testing and counseling (HTC) intervention on risky sexual behaviors and schooling investments among school-age females in Malawi. We find no overall effects on HIV, Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-2), or achievement test scores at follow-up. However, among the small group of individuals who tested positive for HIV, we find a large increase in the probability of HSV-2 infection, with this effect being stronger among those surprised by their test results. Similarly, those surprised by HIV-negative test results have significantly higher achievement test scores at follow-up, consistent with increased returns to investments in human capital.
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author	Baird, Sarah Gong, Erick McIntosh, Craig Özler, Berk
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title	The Heterogeneous Effects of HIV Testing
title_short	The Heterogeneous Effects of HIV Testing
title_full	The Heterogeneous Effects of HIV Testing
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title_full_unstemmed	The Heterogeneous Effects of HIV Testing
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The Heterogeneous Effects of HIV Testing

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