Social learning, selection, and HIV infection: Evidence from Malawi
This paper examines social learning regarding HIV infection, using HIV test results and sibling death data from Malawi. In the analysis, we compare hypotheses on social learning, selection. and common factors. Empirical results show that young women are less likely to be HIV-infected if they observe...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2008
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| author | Yamauchi, Futoshi Ueyama, Mika |
| author_browse | Ueyama, Mika Yamauchi, Futoshi |
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| description | This paper examines social learning regarding HIV infection, using HIV test results and sibling death data from Malawi. In the analysis, we compare hypotheses on social learning, selection. and common factors. Empirical results show that young women are less likely to be HIV-infected if they observed prime-age deaths among their siblings, whereas HIV infection is found to be positively related to prime-age sibling deaths among older women. This supports the social-learning hypothesis. Notably, schooling reinforces the social-learning effect of sibling deaths on HIV infection in women regardless of age. The above findings are robust to age (cohort) effects and unobserved location factors. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1616892025-11-06T07:21:13Z Social learning, selection, and HIV infection: Evidence from Malawi Yamauchi, Futoshi Ueyama, Mika siblings impact infectious diseases HIV infections education social learning This paper examines social learning regarding HIV infection, using HIV test results and sibling death data from Malawi. In the analysis, we compare hypotheses on social learning, selection. and common factors. Empirical results show that young women are less likely to be HIV-infected if they observed prime-age deaths among their siblings, whereas HIV infection is found to be positively related to prime-age sibling deaths among older women. This supports the social-learning hypothesis. Notably, schooling reinforces the social-learning effect of sibling deaths on HIV infection in women regardless of age. The above findings are robust to age (cohort) effects and unobserved location factors. 2008 2024-11-21T09:57:22Z 2024-11-21T09:57:22Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161689 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Yamauchi, Futoshi; Ueyama, Mika. 2008. Social learning, selection, and HIV infection. IFPRI Discussion Paper 817. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161689 |
| spellingShingle | siblings impact infectious diseases HIV infections education social learning Yamauchi, Futoshi Ueyama, Mika Social learning, selection, and HIV infection: Evidence from Malawi |
| title | Social learning, selection, and HIV infection: Evidence from Malawi |
| title_full | Social learning, selection, and HIV infection: Evidence from Malawi |
| title_fullStr | Social learning, selection, and HIV infection: Evidence from Malawi |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social learning, selection, and HIV infection: Evidence from Malawi |
| title_short | Social learning, selection, and HIV infection: Evidence from Malawi |
| title_sort | social learning selection and hiv infection evidence from malawi |
| topic | siblings impact infectious diseases HIV infections education social learning |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161689 |
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