HIV Testing, Behavior Change, and the Transition to Adulthood in Malawi:

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 wel...

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Main Author: Beegle, Kathleen (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C The World Bank 2014
Online Access:Volltext
Summary: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 status
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (33 p)
DOI:10.1596/1813-9450-6825