What explains gender inequalities in HIV/AIDS prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa? Evidence from the demographic and health surveys

2016146 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Drissa Sia · Université du Québec en Outaouais

Yentéma Onadja · Institut Superieur Des Sciences De La Population

Mohammad Hajizadeh · Dalhousie University

Jody Heymann · University of California, Los Angeles

Timothy F. Brewer · University of California, Los Angeles

Arijit Nandi · McGill University

Abstract

The factors that explain gender inequality in HIV/AIDS in SSA vary by country, suggesting that country-specific interventions are needed. Unmeasured factors also contributed substantially to the difference in HIV/AIDS prevalence between women and men, highlighting the need for further study.

Topics & Keywords

HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Public Health

Volume 16, Issue 1, pp. 1136-1136

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3783-5

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