Poverty, risky sexual behaviour, and vulnerability to HIV infection: evidence from South Africa.
J Health Popul Nutr
;
2002 Dec; 20(4): 285-8
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| 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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Índice:
IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático)
Assunto principal:
Pobreza
/
Comportamento Sexual
/
Classe Social
/
África do Sul
/
Feminino
/
Humanos
/
Infecções por HIV
/
Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
/
Fatores de Risco
/
Inquéritos Epidemiológicos
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
/
Pesquisa qualitativa
/
Fatores de risco
País/Região como assunto:
África
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
J Health Popul Nutr
Assunto da revista:
Gastroenterology
/
Nutritional Sciences
/
Public Health
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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