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the rules and morals instilled when practicing the religion help in curbing
HIV/AIDS). Perhaps these rules and morals aren’t always adhered to and so
practicing the religion has a positive influence on the disease.
• Male population (aged 15-30) in estimations II and III has a positive
influence on the 2005 HIV/AIDS rate indicating that being a male at a highly
sexually active age increases the vulnerability to the disease. This result,
however, is insignificant.
• GDP per capita 2005 in estimations II and III has an insignificant, negative
influence on the 2005 HIV/AIDS rate. This indicates that income or wealth
has a negative but not statistically significant influence on the HIV/AIDS rate
since income may be associated with better access to information about the
disease and to health care.
• The Literacy Rate in estimation III has a positive but insignificant influence
on 2005 HIV/AIDS. The positive sign was something of a surprise possibly
relating that illiterate people may receive much useful information about
HIV/AIDS via local radio.
• The number of Telephone mainlines per 100 people in the population has a
negative but insignificant influence on the 2005 HIV/AIDS rate.
• The Neighboring country with the highest HIV/AIDS rate has a positive but
again insignificant influence on the 2005 HIV/AIDS rate. Close proximity to
high HIV/AIDS countries was believed to increase exposure and hence,
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 99 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 91 the rules and morals instilled when practicing the religion help in curbing HIV/AIDS). Perhaps these rules and morals aren’t always adhered to and so practicing the religion has a positive influence on the disease. • Male population (aged 15-30) in estimations II and III has a positive influence on the 2005 HIV/AIDS rate indicating that being a male at a highly sexually active age increases the vulnerability to the disease. This result, however, is insignificant. • GDP per capita 2005 in estimations II and III has an insignificant, negative influence on the 2005 HIV/AIDS rate. This indicates that income or wealth has a negative but not statistically significant influence on the HIV/AIDS rate since income may be associated with better access to information about the disease and to health care. • The Literacy Rate in estimation III has a positive but insignificant influence on 2005 HIV/AIDS. The positive sign was something of a surprise possibly relating that illiterate people may receive much useful information about HIV/AIDS via local radio. • The number of Telephone mainlines per 100 people in the population has a negative but insignificant influence on the 2005 HIV/AIDS rate. • The Neighboring country with the highest HIV/AIDS rate has a positive but again insignificant influence on the 2005 HIV/AIDS rate. Close proximity to high HIV/AIDS countries was believed to increase exposure and hence, |
