Schooling, Wealth, Risky Sexual Behaviour, and HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa
利用32个撒哈拉以南非洲国家50多万受访者的数据，分析了教育水平和生活标准与艾滋病风险的关系，发现仅提高小学完成率而不改善生活标准或中学完成率可能无法遏制艾滋病传播。
Economic growth and development have improved human health in many regions, while sub-Saharan Africa continues to lag behind. Economic theory and the existing empirical evidence suggest that development may not generate large reductions in the leading cause of adult mortality in the region, HIV/AIDS, and may increase risky sexual behaviour. We examine the association between schooling/material standard of living and HIV risk using data from more than 500,000 respondents in 32 sub-Saharan African countries. The results of our descriptive analysis suggest that the rapid increase in primary school completion without improvements in living standards or secondary school completion might not mitigate HIV transmission.