The Balance of Self-Reported Heterosexual Activity in KAP Surveys and the AIDS Epidemic in Africa

摘要: Abstract The AIDS epidemic in Africa depends on heterosexual behavior, about which little is known. National Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) surveys are a potentially important data source but compromised because women report less—often, much less—sexual activity than men. This imbalance investigated using questions the type of (with regular or casual partners involving compensation) duration abstinence (time since last act), as well other socioeconomic variables. Evidence from hazard analysis information suggest that may originate failure respondents to answer accurately rather systematic undersampling particular respondents, such prostitutes. If so, does not reflect an driven by small group high-activity women—the core model—but more diffuse sexual network. contrasting implications these hypotheses for dynamics have been stressed the...