Socioeconomic status and HIV infection among women in Kenya

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Title:	Socioeconomic status and HIV infection among women in Kenya
Author:	Muthengi, Eunice
Year:	2009
Periodical:	African Population Studies (ISSN 0850-5780)
Volume:	23
Pages:	161-177
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Kenya
Subjects:	AIDS women
Abstract:	Previous studies examining the effect of socioeconomic status on HIV infection in Africa have produced mixed, and sometimes contradictory results. The present study looks at the independent effects of education and household wealth on HIV infection among women in Kenya. The sample includes 3,118 women tested for HIV in the 2003 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey. Education was positively associated with HIV infection for women in rural areas, and negatively associated with HIV for women in urban areas. However, the effect was not statistically significant after controlling for wealth. Wealth had a significant, positive association with HIV infection even after controlling for education. The results suggest that wealth and education have different effects on HIV risk. Bibliogr., sum. in English and French. [Journal abstract]