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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...
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...
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...
Overestimating HIV infection：The construction and accuracy of subjective probabilities of HIV infection in rural Malawi
accuracy of perceived HIV status AIDS/HIV perceived risk Sub-Saharan Africa
2009/2/11
In the absence of HIV testing, how do rural Malawians assess their HIV status? In this paper, we use a unique dataset that includes respondents’ HIV status as well as their subjective likelihood of HI...
Hotspots and Coldspots：Household and village-level variation in orphanhood prevalence in rural Malawi
Africa AIDS/HIV Malawi multilevel model orphan prevalence orphans spatial analysis
2008/12/18
We explore the spatial distribution of orphans in two areas of Malawi. We first review pertinent themes in qualitative data collected in our research sites. Then, using spatial analysis, we show how p...
Children’s school participation and HIV/AIDS in rural Malawi：The role of parental knowledge and perceptions
Africa AIDS/HIV education health uncertainty HIV testing orphans risk perception
2008/12/18
Studies of the relationship between HIV/AIDS and children’s educational attainment largely focus on the direct impacts of parental illness and death, overlooking the potential indirect impact that par...
Beyond denomination：The relationship between religion and family planning in rural Malawi
family planning fertility religion social interaction Sub-Saharan Africa
2008/12/18
Despite the centrality of religion and fertility to life in rural Africa, the relationship between the two remains poorly understood. The study presented here uses unique integrated individual- and co...