title: HIV status, gender, and marriage dynamics among adults in Rural Malawi.
abstract: Awareness of and responses to HIV health risks stemming from relations between sexual partners have been well documented in sub-Saharan Africa, but few studies have estimated the effects of observed HIV status on marriage decisions and outcomes. We study marriage dissolution and remarriage in rural Malawi using longitudinal data with repeated HIV and marital status measurements. Results indicate that HIV-positive individuals face greater risks of union dissolution (via both widowhood and divorce) and lower remarriage rates. Modeling studies suggest that the exclusion of HIV-positive individuals from the marriage or partnership pools will reduce the spread of HIV.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Global Health Systems and Development, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, 1440 Canal Street, Suite 2200, New Orleans, LA 70112.. panglewi@tulane.edu.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Anglewicz
authors.forename: Georges
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Reniers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control; D005192:Family Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008295:Malawi / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012424:Rural Population; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology