The 'Risk Gap', its determinants and economic implications

dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Paul
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-22T13:23:30Z
dc.date.available2016-04-22T13:23:30Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.date.updated2016-04-22T13:22:34Z
dc.description.abstractDemography 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_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationAnderson, P. (2003). <i>The 'Risk Gap', its determinants and economic implications</i> University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Social Science Research(CSSR). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19131en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationAnderson, Paul <i>The 'Risk Gap', its determinants and economic implications.</i> University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Social Science Research(CSSR), 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19131en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationAnderson, P. (2003). The'Risk Gap', its determinants and economic implications. Centre for Social Science Research: University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Working Paper AU - Anderson, Paul AB - 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. DA - 2003 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2003 T1 - The 'Risk Gap', its determinants and economic implications TI - The 'Risk Gap', its determinants and economic implications UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19131 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationAnderson P. The 'Risk Gap', its determinants and economic implications. 2003 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19131en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Social Science Research(CSSR)en_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
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