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Clearly, HIV/AIDS affects all facets of government and society and hence
the need for a multisectoral approach. As one analyst puts it: “There is a direct
relationship between HIV infection and poverty, inequality, the status of women in a
society, social disruption, illiteracy, human rights violations and all the other factors,
which define the context for development work” (Bodiang 2001:4). A multisectoral
program can work because
It creates a mechanism for coordination of information along with an
inclusion of all in society, regardless of the sector, to speak together as a
larger, influential voice. This is what is needed to convince decision
makers in national governments that something needs to be done (The
Commonwealth Secretariat 2003:2).
Furthermore, there is evidence that multisectoral programs managed by actors that
coordinate their goals are more successful than those that work in isolation.3
A multisectoral approach is also important because it allows those vulnerable
and ignored groups in society (many of which have high AIDS incidence rates) to be
included in a national collective approach with one common goal. Through the work
of local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and their established networks,
there is an inclusion of these fragile and otherwise inactive groups.
A typical multisectoral approach might involve the education ministry setting
up HIV/AIDS information programs for students and teachers. Also, families that
depend on agriculture for subsistence can be made aware of these programs and a
variety of government units such as the military, labor and other departments can be
called upon to foster comprehensive complementary HIV/AIDS prevention
3 UNAIDS (1999).
Object Description
| Title | Political determinants and economic effects of HIV/AIDS: a push for the multisectoral approach |
| Author | Davis, Dollie |
| Author email | dollieda@usc.edu; dolliesdavis@gmail.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Political Economy & Public Policy |
| School | College of Letters, Arts and Sciences |
| Date defended/completed | 2008-07-15 |
| Date submitted | 2008 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2008-10-30 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Wise, Carol |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Nugent, Jeffrey B. Chi, Iris |
| Abstract | The proposed dissertation offers an explanation for the large differences in HIV/AIDS rates among 89 low and middle-income countries throughout the Sub Saharan African, Asian, and Latin American regions over a ten-year period (1995-2005). The HIV/AIDS rates in these countries vary widely and seemingly independently of economic wealth. One possible determinant of these differences is the presence and degree of development of strong multisectoral programs aimed at both prevention and cure of HIV/AIDS. The main hypothesis for this dissertation is: "A country's success in combating HIV/AIDS lies in the government's ability to implement an effective multisectoral program." This hypothesis is explored through quantitative models using data from the ten-year period (1995-2005). Results show that the presence of a multisectoral program over the ten-year period is associated with a significantly lower HIV/AIDS incidence rate by 2005. This effect is produced by controlling for various political, economic, societal, and institutional factors. Although there is some anecdotal evidence which suggests that multisectoral programs help to improve the HIV/AIDS problem in developing countries, there has been little if any empirical work done on this subject to date. |
| Keyword | multisectoral; HIV/AIDS; economic development |
| Geographic subject (region) | Carribbean |
| Geographic subject (continent) | Africa; Asia; South America |
| Coverage date | 1995/2005 |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m1724 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Davis, Dollie |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Filename | etd-Davis-2422 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume44/etd-Davis-2422.pdf |
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| Title | Page 11 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 3 Clearly, HIV/AIDS affects all facets of government and society and hence the need for a multisectoral approach. As one analyst puts it: “There is a direct relationship between HIV infection and poverty, inequality, the status of women in a society, social disruption, illiteracy, human rights violations and all the other factors, which define the context for development work” (Bodiang 2001:4). A multisectoral program can work because It creates a mechanism for coordination of information along with an inclusion of all in society, regardless of the sector, to speak together as a larger, influential voice. This is what is needed to convince decision makers in national governments that something needs to be done (The Commonwealth Secretariat 2003:2). Furthermore, there is evidence that multisectoral programs managed by actors that coordinate their goals are more successful than those that work in isolation.3 A multisectoral approach is also important because it allows those vulnerable and ignored groups in society (many of which have high AIDS incidence rates) to be included in a national collective approach with one common goal. Through the work of local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and their established networks, there is an inclusion of these fragile and otherwise inactive groups. A typical multisectoral approach might involve the education ministry setting up HIV/AIDS information programs for students and teachers. Also, families that depend on agriculture for subsistence can be made aware of these programs and a variety of government units such as the military, labor and other departments can be called upon to foster comprehensive complementary HIV/AIDS prevention 3 UNAIDS (1999). |
