Effects of household shocks and poverty on the timing of traditional male circumcision and HIV risk in South Africa

dc.creatorVenkataramani, Atheendar
dc.creatorMaughan-Brown, Brendan
dc.date2014-06-27T08:52:09Z
dc.date2014-06-27T08:52:09Z
dc.date2013
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-28T10:06:43Z
dc.date.available2015-05-28T10:06:43Z
dc.date.issued2015-05-28
dc.descriptionPoverty may influence HIV risk by increasing vulnerability to economic shocks and thereby preventing key health investments. We explored this possibility by examining the relationship between household shocks and the timing of traditional male circumcision, a practice associated with considerable expense and whose HIV-prevention benefits are larger when done earlier, even within young adulthood. Using unique data on a sample of Xhosa men, a group that almost universally practices traditional circumcision, we found that respondents in the poorest households delayed circumcision by 2 years if a household member experienced loss of income or death and/or illness. The impact of these shocks declined with increasing household income. Our findings suggest that interventions that work to mitigate the impact of shocks among the poor may be useful in HIV prevention efforts. More generally, they illustrate that the relationship between HIV and wealth may be more nuanced than assumed in previous work.
dc.identifierVenkataramani, A. & Maughan-Brown, B. (2013). Effects of household shocks and poverty on the timing of traditional male circumcision and HIV risk in South Africa, AIDS and Behavior, 17(5): 1668-1674.
dc.identifierhttp://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/87734253/effects-household-shocks-poverty-timing-traditional-male-circumcision-hiv-risk-south-africa
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11090/752
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article DA - 2015-05-28 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - HIV/AIDS KW - Male circumcision KW - Xhosa men KW - Household shocks LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - Effects of household shocks and poverty on the timing of traditional male circumcision and HIV risk in South Africa TI - Effects of household shocks and poverty on the timing of traditional male circumcision and HIV risk in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11090/752 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11090/752
dc.languageen
dc.publisherAIDS and Behaviour
dc.publisher.departmentSALDRUen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subjectHIV/AIDS
dc.subjectMale circumcision
dc.subjectXhosa men
dc.subjectHousehold shocks
dc.titleEffects of household shocks and poverty on the timing of traditional male circumcision and HIV risk in South Africa
dc.typeJournal Article
uct.type.publicationResearchen_ZA
uct.type.resourceArticleen_ZA
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