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education and health care. In this model, however, GDP p/c is not
significant.
• The Percent of men in the military in 1997 in estimations I and II has an
insignificant and negative influence on the 1997 HIV/AIDS rate. This result
is puzzling as the percentage of men in the military was predicted to have a
positive influence on the HIV/AIDS as men in the military are often far from
home and engage in sex with multiple, irregular partners. In any case, the
result is insignificant.
• The effect of the Gender Parity Index of adult literacy in estimations I and II
is positive but insignificant. The positive sign indicates that the more
unequal literacy is between men and women, the less the women will know
about the disease and hence, be able to protect themselves.
• The coefficient of Gender inequality in estimations I and II has a positive and
significant relationship with HIV/AIDS indicating that the less rights a
woman has, the more likely she will not be able to protect herself and be
more vulnerable to the disease.
Though only 22 of 89 countries in this dissertation had a multisectoral
HIV/AIDS program in place in 1997, this re-estimation reveals early evidence of
their success.
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 |
Description
| Title | Page 94 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 86 education and health care. In this model, however, GDP p/c is not significant. • The Percent of men in the military in 1997 in estimations I and II has an insignificant and negative influence on the 1997 HIV/AIDS rate. This result is puzzling as the percentage of men in the military was predicted to have a positive influence on the HIV/AIDS as men in the military are often far from home and engage in sex with multiple, irregular partners. In any case, the result is insignificant. • The effect of the Gender Parity Index of adult literacy in estimations I and II is positive but insignificant. The positive sign indicates that the more unequal literacy is between men and women, the less the women will know about the disease and hence, be able to protect themselves. • The coefficient of Gender inequality in estimations I and II has a positive and significant relationship with HIV/AIDS indicating that the less rights a woman has, the more likely she will not be able to protect herself and be more vulnerable to the disease. Though only 22 of 89 countries in this dissertation had a multisectoral HIV/AIDS program in place in 1997, this re-estimation reveals early evidence of their success. |
