Does HIV increase the risk of spousal violence in sub-Saharan Africa?
Chin, Y.-M.
Journal of Health Economics 32(5): 997-1006
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 1879-1646 PMID: 24012689 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2013.07.005Document Number: 577168
Although a positive association is found between HIV prevalence and intimate partner violence, a causal interpretation is hard to establish due to the endogeneity of HIV prevalence. Using the distance from the origin of the virus as an instrument, I find that an exogenous increase in HIV prevalence in a cluster has a sizable positive effect on the risk of physical and sexual violence against women within marriage. The results of this study confirm a gender-specific negative externality of the disease and encourage policy efforts to incorporate services for violence against women into existing HIV programs.
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