title: Maternal healthcare and the spread of AIDS in Burkina Faso and Cameroon.
abstract: This paper analyzes whether exposure to maternal healthcare is associated with a higher risk of HIV infection. Using data provided by Demographic and Health Surveys in Burkina Faso and Cameroon, the paper finds that women are 26% to 78% more likely to be HIV positive if they received tetanus toxoid injections during their last pregnancy. The analysis does not provide empirical evidence for the hypotheses that this association might be due to reverse causality, omitted variables or self-selection.
authors.affiliation: University of Freiburg, Department of International Economic Policy, Platz der Alten Synagoge 1, 79085 Freiburg, Germany. eva.deuchert@gmail.com
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Deuchert
mesh_terms: D002050:Burkina Faso / Q000453:epidemiology; D002163:Cameroon / Q000453:epidemiology; D017743:Equipment Reuse; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008427:Maternal Health Services; D009339:Needles; D011247:Pregnancy; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D013745:Tetanus Toxoid