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Changes in HIV/AIDS knowledge and testing behavior in Africa: how much and for whom?
Authors: Peter Glick and David E. Sahn
Source: Journal of Population Economics, Vol. 20, No. 2, 2007, pages 383-422
Topic(s): HIV/AIDS
Country: Africa
  Multiple African Countries
Published: APR 2007
Abstract: Demographic and Health Survey data from nine African countries make it clear that HIV/AIDS prevention knowledge has been increasing. Still, in many cases, fewer than half of adult respondents can identify specific prevention behaviors. Knowledge is lowest in rural areas and among women. HIV testing generally remains rare but is highly variable across countries, likely reflecting differences in the supply of testing services. In most cases, schooling and wealth impacts on prevention knowledge have either been stable or have increased; hence, in the majority of contexts, initial disparities in knowledge by education and wealth levels have persisted or widened.
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