Length of secondary schooling and risk of HIV infection in Botswana: evidence from a natural experiment

• Main Authors: Jan-Walter De Neve, MD (Author), Günther Fink, PhD (Author), S V Subramanian, PhD (Author), Sikhulile Moyo, MSc (Author), Jacob Bor, ScD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: An estimated 2·1 million individuals are newly infected with HIV every year. Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies have reported conflicting evidence for the association between education and HIV risk, and no randomised trial has identified a causal effect for education on HIV inciden...