HIV/AIDS is a global pandemic with critical demographic, economic,
and social implications. This book outlines a vicious circle
between HIV/AIDS, poverty and high-risk behaviour. In this vicious
circle (the poverty-HIV/AIDS cycle), people living with HIV/AIDS
are especially vulnerable to poverty, the poor are more likely to
engage in high-risk behaviour such as commercial sex work, and
high-risk behaviour in turn makes people susceptible to HIV
infection. Empirical support for the existence of this cycle is
established by examining whether rural Northeast Thailand exhibits
characteristics that would support its existence. The key
relationships that define this cycle are confirmed using survey
data from Khon Kaen province in Northeast Thailand. Finally, the
research investigates the potential effects on the poverty-HIV/AIDS
cycle of an ongoing development program. This program uses rural
development and the provision of jobs in rural areas to improve
income generation for the poor and reduce rural-urban migration,
thereby potentially reducing the spread of HIV.
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