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The distribution of AIDS over the population in Africa Hypothesis building from individual answers to a Demographic and Health Survey with an application to Côte d'Ivoire

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  • Denis Cogneau

    (DIAL, IRD, Paris)

  • Michael Grimm

    (University of Göttingen, Department of Economics, DIW and DIAL)

Abstract

Lack of knowledge about risk differentials regarding AIDS seriously hampers the study of the economic impact of AIDS in developing countries, at both the macro- and micro-economic levels. In this paper, we derive, we think, reasonable assumptions on mortality risk differentials by age, education, and other micro-economic characteristics by exploiting variables from the Ivoirian DHS. Finally these differentials are calibrated on demographic projections of the United Nations to obtain disaggregated mortality tables. One main result of our model is that educated people have a higher risk of dying through AIDS, because they are more likely to have several sexual partners. This effect is however partly offset by a higher probability of condom use relative to less educated people. _________________________________ L’absence de connaissance des différentiels de risque concernant le SIDA rend très difficile l’analyse de l’impact économique de l’épidémie dans les pays en développement, au niveau macro comme au niveau micro-économique. Dans ce papier, nous estimons des hypothèses que nous pensons raisonnables sur les différentiels de risque de mortalité selon l’âge, le niveau d’éducation et d’autres caractéristiques individuelles à partir de l’Enquête Démographique et de Santé ivoirienne. Ces différentiels sont ensuite calibrés sur les projections démographiques des Nations Unies afin d’obtenir des tables de mortalité desagrégées. Un des principaux résultats de notre modèle est que les individus éduqués ont un risque plus fort de mourir du SIDA parce que ils tendent à avoir plus de partenaires sexuels. Cependant, cet effet est partiellement compensé par une utilisation plus fréquente des préservatifs relativement aux individus moins éduqués.

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  • Denis Cogneau & Michael Grimm, 2002. "The distribution of AIDS over the population in Africa Hypothesis building from individual answers to a Demographic and Health Survey with an application to Côte d'Ivoire," Working Papers DT/2002/02, DIAL (Développement, Institutions et Mondialisation).
  • Handle: RePEc:dia:wpaper:dt200202
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    Keywords

    AIDS; Demographic and Health Survey; Differential Mortality; Sexual Behavior; Cote d’Ivoire; Enquêtes Démographiques et de Santé; Mortalité Différentielle; Comportement sexuel; Côte d’Ivoire;
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    JEL classification:

    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • J10 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - General
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

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