Browsing by Author "Gummerson, Elizabeth"

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    Eat, drink, man, woman: gender, income share and household expenditure in South Africa
    (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2013) Gummerson, Elizabeth; Schneider, Daniel
    This study examines how gendered household bargaining occurs in non-nuclear family households. We employ two South African data sets and use linear regression and household fixed effects to investigate the relationship between women's income shares and household expenditures. In married couple households, when women garner larger shares of income, spending on food is higher and spending on alcohol is lower. However, the relationship between women's income shares and expenditures attenuates with additional adults in the household. We find that in households with multiple adults, men and women bargain in gender groups to realize gendered preferences for expenditures. Future work should consider household members outside of the married dyad when modeling bargaining processes.
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    Who is taking up voluntary medical male circumcision? Early evidence from Tanzania
    (Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2015-05-28) Gummerson, Elizabeth; Maughan-Brown, Brendan; Venkataramani, Atheendar
    We examined the impacts of nationwide voluntary medical male circumcision efforts in Tanzania. Using Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) data, we found that circumcision rates increased from 37 to 47% in regions targeted by the programme. Those who took up medical male circumcision were younger, more educated, wealthier and more likely to use condoms. Efforts going forward should focus on stimulating circumcision demand among more vulnerable men.
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    Who is taking up voluntary medical male circumcision?Early Evidence from Tanzania
    (International AIDS Society, 2013) Gummerson, Elizabeth; Maughan-Brown, Brendan; Venkataramani, Atheendar
    We examined the impacts of nationwide voluntary medical male circumcision efforts in Tanzania. Using Demographic and Health Surveys data, we found that circumcision rates increased from 37% to 47% in regions targeted by the program. Those who took up medical male circumcision were younger, more educated, wealthier, and more likely to use condoms. Efforts going forward should focus on stimulating circumcision demand among more vulnerable men.