VIH/Aids and alcohol: re-examination of the relation from african data

Kodila-Tedika, Oasis (2012): VIH/Aids and alcohol: re-examination of the relation from african data.

Abstract

This article re-examines the relationship alcohol and VIH/Aids, while resorting to another methodological approach that utilized by Fisher et al., (2007) and Kalichman et al. (2007). We confirm a direct relation of alcohol to the AIDS.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Africa, Alcohol, Determinant, HIV/Aids prevalence
• Subjects: I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I1 - Health > I12 - Health Behavior; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O15 - Human Resources ; Human Development ; Income Distribution ; Migration; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I1 - Health > I10 - General

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