Social networks, perceptions of risk, and changing attitudes towards HIV/AIDS: New evidence from a longitudinal study using fixed-effects analysis

Population Studies

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 265-282

  Helleringer, Stéphane ^a   Kohler, Hans Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Longitudinal studies; Malawi; Risk perceptions; Social interactions; Unobserved heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RISK PERCEPTION; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL NETWORK;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 27844608452     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: 14774747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00324720500212230     Document Type: Article

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