While gender gaps in political participation are pervasive, especially in developing
countries, this study provides systematic evidence of one cultural practice that closes this …

Divorce and remarriage in rural Malawi Page 1 Demographic Research a free, expedited, online
journal of peer-reviewed research and commentary in the population sciences published by the …

Understanding the determinants of individuals' perceptions of their risk of becoming infected
with HIV and their perceptions of acceptable strategies of prevention is an essential step …

This article provides a perspective on rural Malawi during the unsettled times following the
recognition by village residents that AIDS is a profound danger. The primary data are …

We illustrate the difficulty of measuring gender relations in surveys by comparing couple
responses to survey items on the wife's autonomy in various domains using data from 23 …

In a setting where the transmission of HIV occurs primarily through heterosexual contact and
where no cure or vaccine is available, behavioral change is imperative for containing the …

In much of HIV/AIDS prevention literature, women are depicted as passive and ill‐equipped
to confront the epidemic without external support to enhance their status, autonomy, and …

Demographers who use survey data and census data from health and demographic
surveillance areas can gain substantially from expanding their repertoire of methods to …

The study presented here is an investigation of the importance of social interactions to
perceptions of the risk of AIDS, and explores spousal communication about the AIDS …

In rural sub-Saharan Africa, most care for patients with AIDS is provided at home by
relatives. Caring for those with AIDS is assumed to be a substantial burden, but little is …