Antiretroviral Therapy Awareness and Risky Sexual Behaviors: Evidence from Mozambique - Working Paper 239

Damien de Walque, Harounan Kazianga and A. Over

No 239, Working Papers from Center for Global Development

Abstract: This paper studies how increased access to antiretroviral therapy affects sexual behavior using data collected in Mozambique in 2007 and 2008. The survey sampled both HIV-positive individuals and households from the general population. The findings support the hypothesis of disinhibition behaviors, where individuals are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior when they believe that they will have greater access to better health care, such as antiretroviral therapy. The findings suggest that scaling up access to antiretroviral therapy without prevention programs may lead to more risky sexual behavior and ultimately more infections. The study concludes that during this era of increased antiretroviral availability, prevention programs need to include educational messages so that individuals know that risky sexual behavior is still dangerous.

Keywords: HIV/AIDS; antiretroviral therapy; sexual behavior; disinhibition behaviors; prevention programs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34 pages
Date: 2011-01
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