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Type | Conference Paper - Northeast Universities Development Consortium Conference |
Title | Does HIV increase the risk of spousal violence in sub-Saharan Africa? |
Author(s) | |
Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 2012 |
Page numbers | 0-0 |
City | Hanover |
Country/State | U.S.A. |
URL | https://www.dartmouth.edu/~neudc2012/docs/paper_194.pdf |
Abstract | Although a positive association is found between HIV prevalence and intimate partner violence, a causal interpretation is hard to establish due to eneogeneity of the HIV prevalence. Using the distance from the origin of the virus as an instrument, I find that an exogenous increase in HIV prevalence in a cluster increases the risk of physical and sexual violence against women within marriage. A positive effect on emotional violence is also found in some sub-sample. I explore three channels that potentially mediate the effect of HIV on spousal violence. While I do not find convincing evidence on the effects through changing marriage market conditions or shorter expected lifespan, I find evidence that suggests the increased conflicts over condom use as a channel through which HIV increases the risk of spousal violence. |
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Chin, Yoo-Mi. "Does HIV increase the risk of spousal violence in sub-Saharan Africa?." Northeast Universities Development Consortium Conference. Hanover, U.S.A., 2012.