The 'Risk Gap', Its Determinants and Economic Implications

dc.contributor.author	Anderson, Paul
dc.date.accessioned	2013-10-01T13:24:17Z
dc.date.available	2013-10-01T13:24:17Z
dc.date.issued	2003-08
dc.identifier.isbn	0-7992-2204-6
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11090/633
dc.description	I would like to express my thanks to my supervisor Dr Anne Bakilana for her help, direction and advice throughout the writing of this paper. I would also like to express my gratitude to SALDRU and the Melon Foundation for their financial aid, which made my studies and this paper possible.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Demography and economics are linked and it is not possible to look at either discipline in complete isolation from the other. The gap between the time of first sex and first marriage is of particular importance, as this is the time when a person is most vulnerable to infection with HIV/AIDS as well as unwanted pregnancies. This gap is thus referred to as the risk gap. Both these phenomena are extremely costly. The risk gap in South Africa is growing due to the duel impact of delayed marriages and sexual encounters which take place at an increasingly early age. There is a positive relationship between the provincial HIV/AIDS prevalence rate and the provincial risk gap. This suggests that by manipulating the risk gap, government may have a tool that could be used to affect the HIV/AIDS level in South Africa.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	CSSR and SALDRU	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	CSSR/SALDRU Working Paper;39
dc.subject	HIV/AIDS	en_US
dc.subject	Sex	en_US
dc.subject	Marriage	en_US
dc.subject	Risk Gap	en_US
dc.title	The 'Risk Gap', Its Determinants and Economic Implications	en_US
dc.type	Working Paper	en_US