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Popular Moralities and Institutional Rationalities in Malawi's Struggle Against AIDS.

Population and development review

Angotti N, Frye M, Kaler A, Poulin M, Watkins SC, Yeatman S.
PMID: 26877567
Popul Dev Rev. 2014 Sep;40(3):447-473. doi: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2014.00693.x. Epub 2014 Sep 15.

No abstract available.

Overestimating HIV infection: The construction and accuracy of subjective probabilities of HIV infection in rural Malawi.

Demographic research

Anglewicz P, Kohler HP.
PMID: 19672478
Demogr Res. 2009;20(6):65-96. doi: 10.4054/DemRes.2009.20.6.

In the absence of HIV testing, how do rural Malawians assess their HIV status? In this paper, we use a unique dataset that includes respondents' HIV status as well as their subjective likelihood of HIV infection. These data show...

Subjective expectations in the context of HIV/AIDS in Malawi.

Demographic research

Delavande A, Kohler HP.
PMID: 19946378
Demogr Res. 2009 Jun 23;20:817-874. doi: 10.4054/DemRes.2009.20.31.

In this paper we present a newly developed interactive elicitation methodology for collecting probabilistic expectations in a developing country context with low levels of literacy and numeracy, and we evaluate the feasibility and success of this method for a...

Physical attractiveness and women's HIV risk in rural Malawi.

Demographic research

Frye M, Chae S.
PMID: 29242708
Demogr Res. 2017;37:251-294. doi: 10.4054/DemRes.2017.37.10. Epub 2017 Aug 08.

BACKGROUND: Qualitative evidence from sub-Saharan Africa, where a generalized AIDS epidemic exists, suggests that attractiveness may play a role in shaping individual-level HIV risk. Attractive women, who are often blamed for the epidemic and stigmatized, are believed to pose...

Why rely on friends instead of family? The role of exchanges and civic engagement in a rural sub-Saharan African context.

African studies

Myroniuk TW, Prell C, Kohler HP.
PMID: 29755132
Afr Stud. 2017;76(4):579-596. doi: 10.1080/00020184.2017.1390911. Epub 2017 Oct 25.

Social science research has shown there is a nearly universal norm of seeking assistance from family members in times of need. However, when do individuals prefer to rely on friends, rather than family members, when they need support? This...

Cognition, Health, and Well-Being in a Rural Sub-Saharan African Population.

European journal of population = Revue europeenne de demographie

Payne CF, Kohler IV, Bandawe C, Lawler K, Kohler HP.
PMID: 30381778
Eur J Popul. 2018 Oct;34(4):637-662. doi: 10.1007/s10680-017-9445-1. Epub 2017 Nov 07.

Cognitive health is an important dimension of well-being in older ages, but few studies have investigated the demography of cognitive health in sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) growing population of mature adults (= persons age 45+). We use data from the...

The More You Learn the Less You Know?: Interpretive Ambiguity across Three Modes of Qualitative Data.

Demographic research

Angotti N, Kaler A.
PMID: 26523122
Demogr Res. 2013 Jan-Jun;28(33):951-80. doi: 10.4054/DemRes.2013.28.33. Epub 2013 May 14.

BACKGROUND: Researchers across disciplines face a similar challenge ensuring our methods can give us valid, usable answers to our questions. But what happens when multiple strategies of inquiry give us different answers to the same research question? We explore...

Marital Aspirations, Sexual Behaviors, and HIV/AIDS in Rural Malawi.

Journal of marriage and the family

Clark S, Poulin M, Kohler HP.
PMID: 20161389
J Marriage Fam. 2009 May 01;71(2):396-416. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2009.00607.x.

We explore how marital aspirations are related to the sexual behaviors of adolescents and young adults in Malawi, where HIV/AIDS prevalence among adults exceeds 10%. We also consider whether the specter of AIDS is shaping ideals about marriage. By...

Hotspots and Coldspots: Household and village-level variation in orphanhood prevalence in rural Malawi.

Demographic research

Weinreb A, Gerland P, Fleming P.
PMID: 20148129
Demogr Res. 2008 Jul 15;19(32):1217. doi: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.19.32.

We explore the characteristics of households and villages in which orphans are resident in two areas of Malawi. We first review pertinent themes in qualitative data collected in our research sites. Then, using spatial analysis, we show how positive...

Intergenerational transfers in the era of HIV/AIDS: Evidence from rural Malawi.

Demographic research

Kohler IV, Kohler HP, Anglewicz P, Behrman JR.
PMID: 23606809
Demogr Res. 2012 Dec 13;27:775-834. doi: 10.4054/demres.2012.27.27.

BACKGROUND: Intergenerational transfer patterns in sub-Saharan Africa are poorly understood, despite the alleged importance of support networks to ameliorate the complex implications of the HIV/AIDS epidemic for families.OBJECTIVE: There is a considerable need for research on intergenerational support networks...

'Teach a Man to Fish': The Doctrine of Sustainability and Its Effects on Three Strata of Malawian Society.

World development

Swidler A, Watkins SC.
PMID: 20161458
World Dev. 2009 Jul;37(7):1182-1196. doi: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2008.11.002.

This paper analyzes the social impacts of the commitment to "sustainability" in donor-funded AIDS programs. Using survey, interview, and ethnographic data from rural Malawi, we examine how efforts to mobilize and empower local communities affect three strata of Malawian...

A description of within-family resource exchange networks in a Malawian village.

Demographic research

Potter GE, Handcock MS.
PMID: 21113421
Demogr Res. 2010 Jul 20;23(6):117-152. doi: 10.4054/DemRes.2010.23.6.

In this paper we explore patterns of economic transfers between adults within household and family networks in a village in Malawi's Rumphi district, using data from the 2006 round of the Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health. We...

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