HIV Testing, Behavior Change, and the Transition to Adulthood in Malawi

Beegle, Kathleen ; Poulin, Michelle ; Shapira, Gil

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ADOLESCENCE;    ADOLESCENT;    ADOLESCENT GIRLS;    ADOLESCENT WOMEN;    ADULTHOOD;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-6825
RP-ID  :  WPS6825

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

For young adults living in countrieswith AIDS epidemics, getting an HIV test may influencenear-term decisions, such as when to leave school, when tomarry, and when to have a first child. These behaviors,which define the transition from adolescence to adulthood,have long-term implications on well-being and directlyaffect a person's risk of contracting HIV. Using anexperimental design embedded in a panel survey from Malawi,this study assesses the impact of voluntary counseling andtesting of young adults for HIV on these decisions. Theresults show negligible intent-to-treat effect of HIVtesting on behaviors. There is some suggestive evidence ondifferential response by wealth and by prior beliefs aboutone's status.