 The geographic scope of conflict and HIVYiyeon Kim International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 2021, vol. 36, issue 6, 2313-2322 Abstract: Background HIV affects 74.9 million people. While there is empirical inconsistency in the conflict and HIV literature, no previous studies have questioned the effects of geographic scope of conflict on HIV. This study aims to overcome past limitations by examining on the impact of geographic scope of conflict on HIV prevalence and women's HIV prevalence. Methodology This study analyzes 31 developing countries from 1990 to 2009 using fixed‐effects regression models with Driscoll and Kraay standard errors (DKSE). DKSE adjusts higher‐order autocorrelation, serial correlation, and spatial dependency. Results This study finds that as the scope of a conflict increases, so do both overall HIV and women's HIV prevalence rates. This is the first study that reveals the impact of conflict's scope on society. Conclusion For leaders who implement HIV policy, this study shows that international organisations and NGOs should consider expanding their efforts in fighting HIV to include areas that experience wide conflict. In addition, this study suggests for conflict literature that scope of conflict is a significant factor that should examined from the perspective of consequences of conflict. Date: 2021 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:bla:ijhplm:v:36:y:2021:i:6:p:2313-2322 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article International Journal of Health Planning and Management is currently edited by Calum Paton More articles in International Journal of Health Planning and Management from Wiley Blackwell |
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