Teacher training and HIV/AIDS prevention in West Africa: regression discontinuity design evidence from the Cameroon.
We assess the impact on teenage childbearing as well as student knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of a typical HIV/AIDS teacher training program in the Cameroon. Applying a regression discontinuity design identification strategy based on the key administrative criterion that determined program deployment, we find that 15-17 year old girls in teacher training schools are between 7 and 10 percentage points less likely to have started childbearing, an objective proxy for the incidence of unprotected sex. They are also significantly more likely to have used a condom during their last sexual intercourse. For 12-13 year old girls, the likelihood of self-reported abstinence and condom use is also significantly higher in treated schools, while the likelihood of having multiple partners is significantly lower.
Arcand
Jean-Louis
JL
The Graduate Institute, International Economics and Development Studies, Pavillon Rigot, Geneva, Switzerland. jean-louis.arcand@graduateinstitute.ch
Wouabe
Eric Djimeu
ED
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D002163:Cameroon; D002648:Child; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D017533:Marital Status; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods