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The Determinants of HIV Infection and Related Sexual Behaviors : Evidence from Lesotho

This paper analyzes the socioeconomic determinants of HIV infection and related sexual behaviors using the 2004 Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey. The authors find that in Lesotho education appears to have a protective effect: it is negatively...

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Main Authors: Corno, Lucia, de Walque, Damien
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ABSTINENCE
ADOLESCENCE
ADULTHOOD
AGE AT MARRIAGE
AGE GROUPS
AGED
AIDS EPIDEMIC
ANTE-NATAL CARE
CHILDBEARING
CLINICS
COMMERCIAL SEX
COMMUNITY HEALTH
CONDOM
CONDOM USE
CONDOMS
CONTRACEPTION
CONTRACEPTIVES
CULTURAL STATUS OF WOMEN
DEATH RATES
DISEASE
DISTRIBUTION OF CONDOMS
DIVORCE
DRUG USERS
EARLY CHILDHOOD
EARLY MARRIAGE
EDUCATED WOMEN
EDUCATION FOR GIRLS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EFFECTIVE POLICIES
EPIDEMIC
EXCESS MORTALITY
EXTRAMARITAL SEX
FAMILIES
FEMALE
FEMALES
FIRST INTERCOURSE
FORMAL EDUCATION
GENDER
HEALTH SURVEYS
HEALTH WORKERS
HETEROSEXUAL CONTACT
HIGH RISK GROUPS
HIGH-RISK PEOPLE
HIV
HIV INFECTION
HIV POSITIVE
HIV POSITIVE PEOPLE
HIV PREVENTION
HIV TESTING
HIV TRANSMISSION
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS TYPE
HUSBANDS
IMMUNE DEFICIENCY
IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES
IMMUNODEFICIENCY
IMPACT OF EDUCATION
INFANT
INFANT MORTALITY
INFECTION RATE
INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS
INTERCOURSE
INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS
JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
LIFE EXPECTANCY
MALE CIRCUMCISION
MALES
MARITAL STATUS
MARRIED COUPLES
MARRIED MEN
MARRIED WOMEN
MEDICAL RESEARCH
MIGRANT
MIGRATION
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
MULTIPLE PARTNERS
MULTIPLE SEXUAL PARTNERS
OLDER MEN
ORPHAN
ORPHANS
PANDEMIC
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POLYGAMY
POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
POPULATION CENSUS
POPULATION ESTIMATES
POPULATION GROWTH
POPULATION GROWTH RATE
PREGNANCIES
PREGNANCY
PREGNANT WOMEN
PREVALENCE
PREVALENCE RATE
PREVENTION EFFORTS
PREVENTION STRATEGIES
PREVENTIVE BEHAVIORS
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PROGRESS
PROSTITUTION
PUBLIC SERVICES
REFUGEES
REPRODUCTIVE AGE
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
RISK BEHAVIORS
RISK OF EXPOSURE
RISK OF INFECTION
RISKY BEHAVIOR
RISKY BEHAVIORS
RURAL AREAS
SAFE SEX
SAFER SEX
SCHOOL CURRICULUM
SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SEX
SEX INDUSTRY
SEX WITH MEN
SEX WORKERS
SEXUAL ACTIVITY
SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
SEXUAL BEHAVIORS
SEXUAL INITIATION
SEXUAL INTERCOURSE
SEXUAL RELATIONS
SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
SEXUALLY ACTIVE
SOCIAL MARKETING
SOCIAL WELFARE
SPOUSE
SPOUSES
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
SUGAR DADDIES
SURGERY
SURVEILLANCE DATA
SYMPTOMS
TEENAGE GIRLS
TEENAGE YEARS
TEENAGERS
THERAPIES
TREATMENT
UNAIDS
UNIONS
UNPROTECTED SEX
URBAN AREAS
USE OF CONDOMS
VIRAL LOAD
VIRGIN
VIRGINITY
VOLUNTARY COUNSELING
VOLUNTARY COUNSELLING
VULNERABILITY
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WOMAN
WORKFORCE
YOUNG MEN
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUNG WOMEN
YOUTH
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/8821884/determinants-hiv-infection-related-sexual-behaviors-evidence-lesotho
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7638
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Summary:This paper analyzes the socioeconomic determinants of HIV infection and related sexual behaviors using the 2004 Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey. The authors find that in Lesotho education appears to have a protective effect: it is negatively associated with HIV infection (although not always significantly) and it strongly predicts preventive behaviors. The findings also show that married women who have extra-marital relationships are less likely to use a condom than non-married women. This is an important source of vulnerability that should be addressed in prevention efforts. The paper also analyzes HIV infection at the level of the couple. It shows that in 41 percent of the infected couples, only one of the two partners is HIV infected. Therefore, there are still opportunities for prevention inside the couple.

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