Browsing by Author "Schwardmann, Peter"

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    A cross-country analysis of the determinants of antiretroviral drug coverage
    (2008) Schwardmann, Peter
    This paper employs regression analysis in an attempt to identify the factors that impact on the coverage of highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) and mother-to-child transmission prevention (MTCTP) in different countries. Both HAART and MTCTP are based on the administration of antiretroviral drugs and constitute an integral part of a successful response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Governments play an important role in determining the level of HAART and MTCTP coverage in a country.

    Ordinary least squares estimation reveals that the concentration of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in urban areas and the share of GDP a country spends on health care have a positive impact on HAART coverage and that the incident of health crises other than AIDS negatively impacts on MTCTP coverage. A high HIV prevalence rate and a high influx of international aid are associated with higher levels of HAART and MTCTP coverage. There are significant regional differences in HAART and MTCTP coverage even after the effects of several explanatory variables are controlled for.

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    A cross-country analysis of the determinants of antiretroviral drug coverage
    (2008) Schwardmann, Peter; Nattrass, Nicoli
    This paper employs regression analysis in an attempt to identify the factors that impact onthe coverage of highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) and mother-to-childtransmission prevention (MTCTP) in different countries. Both HAART and MTCTP arebased on the administration of antiretroviral drugs and constitute an integral part of asuccessful response to the HIV / AIDS epidemic. Governments play an important role indetermining the level ofHAART and MTCTP coverage in a country.
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    Microeconomic perspectives on risky sexual behaviour
    (2008) Schwardmann, Peter
    This paper seeks to identify some useful insights microeconomic theory can provide into risky sexual behaviour. A neoclassical model of rational addiction and a behavioural economic model based on hyperbolic discounting are both applied to risky sex. It is argued that the phenomenon of risky sexual behaviour may best be described as a lack of self-control. Based on this, personal rules, which help linking current choices with similar future choices, provide a useful means of avoiding risky sexual behaviour.