Marital strategies for regulating exposure to HIV
Reniers, G.
Demography 45(2): 417-438
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0070-3370 PMID: 18613488 DOI: 10.1353/dem.0.0002Document Number: 200106
In a setting where the transmission of HIV occurs primarily through heterosexual contact and where no cure or vaccine is available, behavioral change is imperative for containing the epidemic. Abstinence, faithfulness, and condom use most often receive attention in this regard. In contrast, this article treats marriage as a resource for HIV risk management via mechanisms of positive selection (partner choice) and negative selection (divorce of an adulterous spouse).