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• 2005 HIV/AIDS expenditures have a positive influence on condom
awareness in estimation II and a negative influence in estimation III. These
mixed results are puzzling as a higher income should help to promote more
HIV/AIDS education. Both results, however, are insignificant.
• GDP per capita 2005 in estimations II and III has an insignificant but positive
influence on condom awareness indicating that wealth has a positive
influence on condom knowledge.
• The Literacy Rate in estimations I, II, and III has a positive and significant
influence on female condom awareness indicating that more education and
awareness is an important factor in knowledge about condoms.
• The number of Telephone mainlines per 100 people in the population has a
negative influence on condom awareness. This result is puzzling as
technology in a country is a good indicator of better access to information
and health care. This result, however, is insignificant.
• A Neighboring country with the highest HIV/AIDS rate has a positive
influence on condom awareness in all three executions of the model as close
proximity to high HIV/AIDS countries tends to increase exposure and
ideally, knowledge about preventing the disease. The result, however, is
insignificant.
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 128 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 120 • 2005 HIV/AIDS expenditures have a positive influence on condom awareness in estimation II and a negative influence in estimation III. These mixed results are puzzling as a higher income should help to promote more HIV/AIDS education. Both results, however, are insignificant. • GDP per capita 2005 in estimations II and III has an insignificant but positive influence on condom awareness indicating that wealth has a positive influence on condom knowledge. • The Literacy Rate in estimations I, II, and III has a positive and significant influence on female condom awareness indicating that more education and awareness is an important factor in knowledge about condoms. • The number of Telephone mainlines per 100 people in the population has a negative influence on condom awareness. This result is puzzling as technology in a country is a good indicator of better access to information and health care. This result, however, is insignificant. • A Neighboring country with the highest HIV/AIDS rate has a positive influence on condom awareness in all three executions of the model as close proximity to high HIV/AIDS countries tends to increase exposure and ideally, knowledge about preventing the disease. The result, however, is insignificant. |
