Risk aversion and HIV/AIDS: Evidence from Senegalese female sex workers

HIV/AIDS is the second cause of mortality globally and there are 5000 new infections each day. Globally, sex workers are 13 times more at risk of HIV than the general population and in Senegal they have an HIV prevalence 16.5 times greater. Therefore, it is urgent to encourage behaviour change, whic...

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Published in:	Social science & medicine (1982) Vol. 256; pp. 113020 - 12
Main Authors:	Lépine, Aurélia, Treibich, Carole
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2020 Pergamon Press Inc Pergamon
Subjects:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Adult AIDS Behavior Behavior change Behavior modification Condoms Epidemics Female Females Finance Financial incentives Health Health behavior Health care expenditures Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health problems Health status High risk HIV HIV Infections - epidemiology Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Incentives Infections Literacy Middle Aged Money Prostitution Risk Risk behavior Risk preferences Risk taking Senegal - epidemiology Sex industry Sex Work Sex Workers Sexual Behavior Sexually Transmitted Diseases STD Workers Working women Senegal
ISSN:	0277-9536, 1873-5347, 1873-5347
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