HIV testing, behavior change, and the transition to adulthood in Malawi

Kathleen Beegle, Michelle Poulin and Gil Shapira (gshapira@worldbank.org)

No 6825, Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: For young adults living in countries with AIDS epidemics, getting an HIV test may influence near-term decisions, such as when to leave school, when to marry, and when to have a first child. These behaviors, which define the transition from adolescence to adulthood, have long-term implications on well-being and directly affect a person's risk of contracting HIV. Using an experimental design embedded in a panel survey from Malawi, this study assesses the impact of voluntary counseling and testing of young adults for HIV on these decisions. The results show negligible intent-to-treat effect of HIV testing on behaviors. There is some suggestive evidence on differential response by wealth and by prior beliefs about one's status.

Keywords: Population Policies; Adolescent Health; Disease Control&Prevention; Gender and Health; Population&Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-03-01
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