The HIV Epidemic in Four African Countries Seen Through the Demographic and Health Surveys

Posted: 29 Feb 2008

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Mark Gersovitz

Johns Hopkins University - Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Date Written: June 2005

Abstract

The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) for Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia provide information on how people react to HIV/AIDS: knowledge acquisition; (self-declared) strategies for avoiding HIV; age at first intercourse; monogamy; abstinence; having been tested and wanting to be tested. A subsample of respondents are marriage partners allowing the analysis of assortativeness in behaviour. When possible, DHS findings are related to the epidemiological literature. Throughout, attention is given to the internal consistency of the surveys and their consistency with epidemiological studies. Suggestions are made for the improvement of DHS-type surveys.

Keywords: health financing, care-seeking behaviour, transition economies

Suggested Citation

Gersovitz, Mark, The HIV Epidemic in Four African Countries Seen Through the Demographic and Health Surveys (June 2005). Journal of African Economies, Vol. 14, Issue 2, pp. 191-246, 2005, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=915457

Mark Gersovitz (Contact Author)

Johns Hopkins University - Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences ( email )

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United States

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