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of the disease with other development issues, such as inequality, illiteracy, poverty,
and women’s rights.
Bodiang (2001:6) points to the need for a stable institutional environment for
the successful implementation of a multisectoral program:
Multisectoral involvement is not completely new. In most cases,
however, early actions were limited to low-profile scattered activities
that lacked a systematic approach and originated from a personal
commitment of concerned individuals rather than a policy backed
by the institution itself.
The author offers some examples of how different sectors can be effective in
combating HIV/AIDS. The transportation sector, for instance, is vulnerable to the
contraction of HIV/AIDS due to frequent sexual activity among truck drivers in Sub
Saharan Africa. The prolonged time on the road increases the probability of high-risk
sexual relationships with multiple partners along the route. With a specific
HIV/AIDS awareness campaign, truck drivers can be directly educated about the
disease. They can then disseminate this information along their routes, thereby
raising the awareness of others within this sector.
The education sector is one of the hardest-hit by the epidemic, but also has
the potential to make some of the greatest strides in promoting HIV/AIDS
awareness. According to Bodiang (2001:10), “Where AIDS is widespread;
education-an essential building block of development-is being impaired. The
epidemic is eroding the supply of teachers and diluting the quality of education.”
Not only are teachers and students disappearing because of the disease, those
remaining in the schools aren’t receiving enough preventative training about the
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 46 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 38 of the disease with other development issues, such as inequality, illiteracy, poverty, and women’s rights. Bodiang (2001:6) points to the need for a stable institutional environment for the successful implementation of a multisectoral program: Multisectoral involvement is not completely new. In most cases, however, early actions were limited to low-profile scattered activities that lacked a systematic approach and originated from a personal commitment of concerned individuals rather than a policy backed by the institution itself. The author offers some examples of how different sectors can be effective in combating HIV/AIDS. The transportation sector, for instance, is vulnerable to the contraction of HIV/AIDS due to frequent sexual activity among truck drivers in Sub Saharan Africa. The prolonged time on the road increases the probability of high-risk sexual relationships with multiple partners along the route. With a specific HIV/AIDS awareness campaign, truck drivers can be directly educated about the disease. They can then disseminate this information along their routes, thereby raising the awareness of others within this sector. The education sector is one of the hardest-hit by the epidemic, but also has the potential to make some of the greatest strides in promoting HIV/AIDS awareness. According to Bodiang (2001:10), “Where AIDS is widespread; education-an essential building block of development-is being impaired. The epidemic is eroding the supply of teachers and diluting the quality of education.” Not only are teachers and students disappearing because of the disease, those remaining in the schools aren’t receiving enough preventative training about the |
