This paper evaluates an experiment in which individuals in rural Malawi were randomly
assigned monetary incentives to learn their HIV results after being tested. Distance to the …

How do modern women in developing countries experience sexuality and love? Drawing on
a rich array of interview, ethnographic, and survey data from her native country of Kenya …

Divorce is one of the main drivers of family instability in sub‐Saharan Africa. Using data from
101 Demographic and Health Surveys and novel estimation techniques, we 1) provide the …

In sub‐Saharan Africa, the exchange of sex for material support—labeled “transactional sex”
by Western observers—is claimed by some to be a major driver of the AIDS pandemic …

After a century of remarkable growth, US female labor force participation (FLP) has leveled-
off in the late 1990s, despite continuous improvement in fundamental economic variables …

Background Women are disproportionally affected by human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). 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 …

Abstract Background In South Africa, persistence of the HIV epidemic and associated
gender and racial disparities is a major concern after more than 20 years of democratic …

In 2008, the global urban population surpassed the rural population and by 2050 more than
6 billion will be living in urban centres. A growing body of research has reported on poor …

Abstract The Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health (MLSFH) is one of very few
long-standing, publicly available longitudinal cohort studies in a sub-Saharan African (SSA) …