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A Microsimulation Study of the Effects of Divorce and Remarriage on Lifetime Risks of HIV/AIDS in Rural Malawi
Divorce Remarriage Lifetime Risks HIV/AIDS Rural Malawi
2016/3/18
The prevalence of HIV infection varies with age and marital status with infection rates being influenced by the age- and marital-status-related frequency of intercourse and, most obviously, the infect...
Strengthening the home-to-facility continuum of newborn and child health care through mHealth: Evidence from an intervention in rural Malawi
mHealth Newborn and child health Home-to-facility continuum of care
2015/7/28
This paper assesses the impact of a mobile health (mHealth) project on uptake of home-based care for newborn and child health, and investigates the extent to which uptake of home-based care resulted i...
When the group encourages extramarital sex: Difficulties in HIV/AIDS prevention in rural Malawi
AIDS/HIV extramarital fixed-effects Malawi marriage panel data sexual intercourse social networks Sub-Saharan Africa
2014/11/24
Background: Recent research on the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa has highlighted the relevance of married individuals‘ extramarital sexual behavior for the spread of the disease. At the same time...
Perceived risk of HIV infection and mental health in rural Malawi
AIDS/HIV Malawi mental health risk perception
2014/11/24
Background: The emerging literature on HIV/AIDS and mental health in sub-Saharan Africa stresses that HIV-positive status is significantly related to mental illness. However, the literature has neglec...
Intergenerational Transfers in the Era of HIV/AIDS: Evidence from Rural Malawi
age patterns of transfers intergenerational transfers Malawi MLSFH SSA transfer flows
2014/11/21
Background: Intergenerational transfer patterns in sub-Saharan Africa are poorly understood, despite the alleged importance of support networks to ameliorate the complex implications of the HIV/AIDS e...
An inquiry into the uneven distribution of women’s HIV infection in rural Malawi
rural Malawi HIV uneven distribution
2014/11/20
Ecological comparisons in sub-Saharan Africa show that HIV prevalence is lower
where men are generally circumcised than where they are not.Randomized controlled
trials have found a 50-60% reductio...
Intergenerational Transfers in the Era of HIV/AIDS: Evidence from Rural Malawi
Aging, HIV/AIDS Intergenerational transfers Malawi Sub-Saharan Africa
2014/3/31
Intergenerational transfers and relations in sub-Saharan Africa are only poorly understood, despite the alleged importance of family networks and family resource transfers to ameliorate the implicatio...
Narratives of Death in the Time of AIDS in Rural Malawi
Mortality AIDS Blame Justice Witchcraft Malawi
2014/3/31
In Africa, where most HIV infections are found and most AIDS deaths occur, however,
there is scant evidence that the efforts by policymakers and planners to halt the epidemic
have been effective (...
Perception of HIV risk and the quantity and quality of children: The case of rural Malawi
Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health Maternal morbidity Mortality Mothers Schooling
2014/3/31
the empirical literature on HIV and the quality (Q) and quantity (N) of children generally reports negative associations for Q and unclear associations for N. We focus our analysis on the effects of H...
Income, health, and well-being in rural Malawi
AIDS/HIV income Malawi self-reported health subjective well-being
2010/11/30
This paper attempts to isolate the causal link of income on health status and subjective well-being for the rural population in Malawi using three waves of household panel data spanning the period 200...
Asking God about the date you will die: HIV testing as a zone of uncertainty in rural Malawi
ambivalence HIV testing Malawi
2010/11/30
Testing for HIV is becoming more available in Africa. Global advocates of testing see it as key to AIDS prevention. However, testing is not always perceived as a good thing by people at risk. Here, we...
Extra-marital sexual partnerships and male friendships in rural Malawi
AIDS/HIV extramarital Malawi sex social network
2010/1/13
Extra-marital sexual partnerships (EMSPs) are a major route of HIV/AIDS transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. In this paper, we investigate the roles of two types of male friendships - best friends and ...
Social inequality and HIV-testing Comparing home- and clinic-based testing in rural Malawi
AIDS/HIV home-based testing inequality Malawi
2009/11/16
The plan to increase HIV testing is a cornerstone of the international health strategy against the HIV/AIDS epidemic, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper highlights a problematic aspect of...
Adult mortality in rural Malawi.
Sexual behavior and STI/HIV status among adolescents in rural Malawi: An evaluation of the effect of interview mode on reporting
sexual behavior STI/HIV status adolescents rural Malawi
2009/9/11
Our understanding of the dynamics of HIV transmission in developing countries is compromised by unreliable data concerning sexual behavior. This paper represents an effort to investigate young people’...