Is experience of the HIV/AIDS epidemic associated with responses to COVID-19? Evidence from the Rural Malawi.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Starting in late 2019, the coronavirus "SARS-CoV-2", which causes the disease Covid-19, spread rapidly and extensively. Although many have speculated that prior experience with infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS, Ebola, or SARS would better prepare populations in sub-Saharan Africa for COVID-19, this has not been formally tested, primarily due to data limitations.

Methods

We use longitudinal panel data from the Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health (MLSFH, waves 2006, 2008, and 2020) to examine the association between exposure to the HIV/AIDS epidemic and perceptions of, and behavioral response to, the COVID-19 pandemic. We measured exposure to HIV infection through perceived prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the community, worry about HIV infection, perceived

SUBMITTER: Anglewicz P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10599567 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature