HIV Testing, Behavior Change, and the Transition to Adulthood in Malawi / Beegle, Kathleen
Mitwirkende(r): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Buch (Online)Sprache: Englisch Verlag: Washington, D.C : The World Bank, 2014Beschreibung: Online-Ressource (33 p)Andere physische Formen: Beegle, Kathleen: HIV Testing, Behavior Change, and the Transition to Adulthood in Malawi DOI: DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-6825Online-Ressourcen: Zusammenfassung: For young adults living in countries with AIDS epidemics, getting an HIV test may influence near-term decisions, such as when to leave school, when to marry, and when to have a first child. These behaviors, which define the transition from adolescence to adulthood, have long-term implications on well-being and directly affect a person's risk of contracting HIV. Using an experimental design embedded in a panel survey from Malawi, this study assesses the impact of voluntary counseling and testing of young adults for HIV on these decisions. The results show negligible intent-to-treat effect of HIV testing on behaviors. There is some suggestive evidence on differential response by wealth and by prior beliefs about one's statusPPN: PPN: 834982072Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-1-WBA | ZDB-110-WBLDieser Titel hat keine Exemplare
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