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political determinant for HIV/AIDS is offered by Sachs (2005). However, I would
argue that addressing these factors that hurt economic growth would be a good start
in fighting the disease.
From this literature review on the societal determinants of HIV/AIDS, it
becomes clear that such variables as poverty and a lack of education contribute to the
prevalence of the disease. In the following section I review those studies that point
to certain political determinants of HIV/AIDS, keeping in mind that societal and
political factors are far from mutually exclusive.
Political Determinants of HIV/AIDS
The identification of those forces that are driving the vast disparity in
HIV/AIDS rates across the developing world seems to require a further explanation
than those offered in the current literature. My intention is to approach this problem
by examining the possible political pitfalls (e.g., political instability such as that
currently witnessed in Zimbabwe, etc.) that may determine high HIV/AIDS
prevalence rates. Because little work has been published on the political
determinants of HIV/AIDS, just a handful of political variables are examined in this
dissertation. Political determinants of HIV/AIDS in this study consist of such
variables as: political strife (such as the outbreak of civil war), anti-AIDS policies
(such as a multisectoral program) and, other institutional factors which are likely to
foster the implementation of effective HIV/AIDS policies. Political determinants of
HIV/AIDS are of particular importance to this dissertation because identifying
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 33 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 25 political determinant for HIV/AIDS is offered by Sachs (2005). However, I would argue that addressing these factors that hurt economic growth would be a good start in fighting the disease. From this literature review on the societal determinants of HIV/AIDS, it becomes clear that such variables as poverty and a lack of education contribute to the prevalence of the disease. In the following section I review those studies that point to certain political determinants of HIV/AIDS, keeping in mind that societal and political factors are far from mutually exclusive. Political Determinants of HIV/AIDS The identification of those forces that are driving the vast disparity in HIV/AIDS rates across the developing world seems to require a further explanation than those offered in the current literature. My intention is to approach this problem by examining the possible political pitfalls (e.g., political instability such as that currently witnessed in Zimbabwe, etc.) that may determine high HIV/AIDS prevalence rates. Because little work has been published on the political determinants of HIV/AIDS, just a handful of political variables are examined in this dissertation. Political determinants of HIV/AIDS in this study consist of such variables as: political strife (such as the outbreak of civil war), anti-AIDS policies (such as a multisectoral program) and, other institutional factors which are likely to foster the implementation of effective HIV/AIDS policies. Political determinants of HIV/AIDS are of particular importance to this dissertation because identifying |
