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Results
In Model 2c, the variable for multisectoral programs is negative but not
significant due to the lack of multisectoral HIV/AIDS programs that were in place in
1995. The results for all variables are as follows:
• The Gini coefficient in estimations I, II, III, and IV all have a positive and
significant influence on the 1995 HIV/AIDS rate indicating that income
inequality worsened HIV/AIDS as a disproportionate amount of assistance
and information for the rich is likely to leave the poor more vulnerable to the
disease.
• A Civil War any time over 1985-1995 is negative in estimations II and III
and positive in estimation IV indicating mixed results. None of the results,
however, are significant.
• Legalized prostitution has a negative relationship with the 1995 HIV/AIDS
rate as safe and monitored intercourse help to curb further spread of the
disease. In estimations II and III, results are significant.
• The Muslim percentage of the population in estimations I and II and III has a
negative and significant influence on the 1995 HIV/AIDS rate. This result is
similar to what was found in Model 1 (the variable had a negative influence
on the 1997 HIV/AIDS rate indicating that the rules and morals instilled
when practicing the religion help in curbing HIV/AIDS).
• Male population 1995 (aged 15-30) in estimations III and IV has a positive
influence on the 19955 HIV/AIDS rate indicating that being a male at a
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 107 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 99 Results In Model 2c, the variable for multisectoral programs is negative but not significant due to the lack of multisectoral HIV/AIDS programs that were in place in 1995. The results for all variables are as follows: • The Gini coefficient in estimations I, II, III, and IV all have a positive and significant influence on the 1995 HIV/AIDS rate indicating that income inequality worsened HIV/AIDS as a disproportionate amount of assistance and information for the rich is likely to leave the poor more vulnerable to the disease. • A Civil War any time over 1985-1995 is negative in estimations II and III and positive in estimation IV indicating mixed results. None of the results, however, are significant. • Legalized prostitution has a negative relationship with the 1995 HIV/AIDS rate as safe and monitored intercourse help to curb further spread of the disease. In estimations II and III, results are significant. • The Muslim percentage of the population in estimations I and II and III has a negative and significant influence on the 1995 HIV/AIDS rate. This result is similar to what was found in Model 1 (the variable had a negative influence on the 1997 HIV/AIDS rate indicating that the rules and morals instilled when practicing the religion help in curbing HIV/AIDS). • Male population 1995 (aged 15-30) in estimations III and IV has a positive influence on the 19955 HIV/AIDS rate indicating that being a male at a |
