The Association between Remarriage and HIV Infection : Evidence from National HIV Surveys in Africa

The Association between Remarriage and HIV Infection : Evidence from National HIV Surveys in Africa

The literature shows that divorced, separated, and widowed individuals in Africa are at significantly increased risk for HIV. Using nationally representative data from 13 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, this paper confirms that formerly married in...

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Main Authors: de Walque, Damien, Kline, Rachel
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ADULT MORTALITY
ADULT POPULATION
AGING
AIDS EPIDEMIC
BEHAVIOUR PATTERNS
CONDOM
CONDOM USE
CONDOMS
COUNSELLING
CULTURAL NORMS
DISEASES
DIVORCE
EARLY MARRIAGE
ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
EPIDEMIC
EPIDEMICS
FAMILY PLANNING
FEMALES
FEWER WOMEN
FIRST MARRIAGE
HEALTH SURVEYS
HIGH PREVALENCE OF HIV
HIV
HIV EPIDEMICS
HIV INFECTION
HIV POSITIVE
HIV PREVALENCE
HIV PREVALENCE RATE
HIV PREVALENCE RATES
HIV TESTING
HIV TRANSMISSION
HIV/AIDS
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
HUSBANDS
IMMUNE DEFICIENCY
IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES
IMMUNODEFICIENCY
IMPACT OF AIDS
INHERITANCE
INTERCOURSE
MARITAL STATUS
MARRIED MEN
MARRIED POPULATION
MARRIED WOMEN
MEDICINE
MIGRATION
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
MORTALITY
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POLYGAMY
POPULATION ASSOCIATION
POPULATION STUDIES
POPULATION STUDY
PREVALENCE
PREVALENCE RATE
PREVALENCE RATES
PREVENTION EFFORTS
PREVENTION STRATEGIES
PROGRESS
PUBLIC SERVICES
RISK FACTORS
RISK TAKING
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL WOMEN
SEXUAL ACTIVITY
SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR
SEXUAL RISK
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
SOCIAL SCIENCE
SOCIAL WELFARE
SPOUSE
SPOUSES
SPREAD OF HIV
STD
SYNDROMES
VOLUNTARY TESTING
VULNERABILITY
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20091109095115
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4310

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4310

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