Poverty, risky sexual behaviour, and vulnerability to HIV infection: evidence from South Africa.
J Health Popul Nutr
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2002 Dec; 20(4): 285-8
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| ID: sea-668
ABSTRACT
This paper explores the relationship among poverty, risky sexual behaviour, and vulnerability to HIV infection, using data from the 1998 South African Demographic and Health Survey. Asset index was employed as proxy of socioeconomic status. Inequalities in health were measured using concentration index. Women in poorer households were slightly less knowledgeable about HIV/AIDS, while the socioeconomic inequalities in risky sexual behaviour were negligible. These small health gradients may reflect the limitations of population-based surveys in collection of information on sexual behaviour. The results may also mean that women in general are equally at risk of HIV infection, which means that more work is required to establish how factors other than knowledge on HIV/ AIDS and socioeconomic status stand to enhance the vulnerability of women to HIV/AIDS.
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Asunto principal:
Pobreza
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Conducta Sexual
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Clase Social
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Sudáfrica
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Infecciones por VIH
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Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud
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Factores de Riesgo
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Encuestas Epidemiológicas
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de etiología
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Investigación cualitativa
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Factores de riesgo
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
J Health Popul Nutr
Asunto de la revista:
Gastroenterology
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Nutritional Sciences
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Public Health
Año:
2002
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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