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245 00 a| Can having fewer partners increase prevalence of AIDS?h| [electronic resource] /c| M. Kremer.;

260 a| Cambridge, Massachusetts, National Bureau of Economic Research [NBER],;

300 a| 51 p.;

490 0 a| NBER Working Paper ;v| no. 4942;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references.b| (22 ref.);

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 3 a| "Under asymmetric information about sexual history, sexual activity creates externalities. Abstinence by those with few partners perversely increases the average probability of HIV infection in the pool of available partners. Since this increases prevalence among the high activity people who disproportionately influence the disease's future spread, it may increase long-run prevalence. Preliminary calculations using standard epidemiological models and survey data on sexual activity suggest that most people have few enough partners that further reductions would increase steady-state prevalence." (Excerpt);

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Can having fewer partners increase prevalence of AIDS? / M. Kremer.

Other author	Kremer, M.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Cambridge, Massachusetts, National Bureau of Economic Research [NBER],
Description	51 p.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from NBER Working Papers
Subjects	Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Epidemiologic Methods HIV Infections Probability Sexual Abstinence Sexual Behavior

Series	NBER Working Paper ; no. 4942
Summary	"Under asymmetric information about sexual history, sexual activity creates externalities. Abstinence by those with few partners perversely increases the average probability of HIV infection in the pool of available partners. Since this increases prevalence among the high activity people who disproportionately influence the disease's future spread, it may increase long-run prevalence. Preliminary calculations using standard epidemiological models and survey data on sexual activity suggest that most people have few enough partners that further reductions would increase steady-state prevalence." (Excerpt)
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references. (22 ref.)
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
Technical rpt number	RH67170

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