Does the ‘inverse equity hypothesis’ explain how both poverty and wealth can be associated with HIV prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa?

From:: Department for International Development
Published: 1 January 2013

Document Type:: Journal Article
Theme:: Health
Authors:: White, R.G., Hargreaves, J.R., Davey, C.

Abstract

Is it relative wealth or relative poverty that drives the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa? This is a controversial aspect of HIV/AIDS epidemiology. These researchers suggest that the social epidemiology of HIV in Africa is changing.

Citation

Hargreaves, J.R.; Davey, C.; White, R.G. Does the ‘inverse equity hypothesis’ explain how both poverty and wealth can be associated with HIV prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa? Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (2013) 67 (6) 526-529. [DOI: 10.1136/jech-2012-201876]