HIV/AIDS sero-prevalence and socioeconomic status: Evidence from Uganda

Ibrahim Kasirye

No 148952, Research Series from Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC)

Abstract: Although Uganda reported large reductions in HIV/AIDS prevalence during the 1990s, recent evidence suggests that country’s rate of new HIV infections is on the rise. This study explores the factors that are correlated with sexual behavior and the risk of HIV infection using a unique dataset of 19,500 individuals from the 2011 Uganda AIDS Indicator Survey. This survey tested individuals 15-49 years of age for sexually transmitted infections, including the HIV virus. The same survey also collected background information for all tested individuals. This information is similar to what is collected in a typical demographic and health survey (DHS). We estimate probit models for the correlates of risky sexual behaviors that can lead to HIV infection such as: having concurrent sexual partners, no-condom use, and alcohol use during sex. In addition, we examine correlates of having been tested for HIV prior to the survey. Also, we estimate models for correlates of the risk of testing HIV positive as well as the self-assessed risks of contracting HIV. We find that higher education attainment and access to health facilities are important for adopting safe sexual behaviors as well as the reducing the risk of testing HIV positive. Among HIV infected couples, we find that women have a higher rate of discordance which is at odds with the low rates of self-reported extra marital sexual behavior.

Keywords: Health Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Risk and Uncertainty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 52
Date: 2013-01
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Journal Article: HIV/AIDS Sero-prevalence and Socio-economic Status: Evidence from Uganda (2016)
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.148952

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