Citation

Chin YM. J. Health Econ. 2013; 32(5): 997-1006.

Affiliation

Department of Economics, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65409, USA. Electronic address: chinyo@mst.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jhealeco.2013.07.005

PMID

24012689

Abstract

Although a positive association is found between HIV prevalence and intimate partner violence, a causal interpretation is hard to establish due to the endogeneity of 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 has a sizable positive effect on the risk of physical and sexual violence against women within marriage. The results of this study confirm a gender-specific negative externality of the disease and encourage policy efforts to incorporate services for violence against women into existing HIV programs.

Language: en