Assessing the impact of HIV/AIDS on the remarriage rate of widows and divorced in South Africa using Agincourt community as a case study.
| dc.contributor.author | Okonji, Emeka Francis | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2009-03-25T06:42:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2009-03-25T06:42:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009-03-25T06:42:02Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper reviews the remarriage pattern of widows and divorcees (both male and female) within the context of HIV/AIDS in South Africa. Using retrospectively reported data based on a sample of 7535 respondents whom their previous marriage had already ended in Agincourt community. Analysis was done at the three levels, descriptive, bivariate and multivariate levels. The bivariate level employed the Kaplan- Meier curve as well as Cox regression. The multivariate level employed the Cox regression analysis. The results show a slightly higher proportion for divorcees than widows (52% and 48% respectively) and that widows are less likely to remarry than divorcees. In addition, higher proportion of widows than widowers was observed, suggesting higher male mortality in this community. The analysis also reveals that widows are less likely to remarry than widowers. Furthermore, analysis of remarriage by end type of previous marriage and sex was done and the result discussed. Finally, an analysis of male and female widows whose spouses died of AIDS as opposed to those whose spouses died of non-AIDS related causes was done and result the result suggest that there is no relationship between partner dying of AIDS and remarriage. In conclusion, existing prevention campaigns usually targeted individuals with multiple sexual partners, identifying them as the link between high-risk behavior and high-risk groups, but neglected the importance of individuals whose partner died or were divorced because of AIDS who later remarry. Although, the small sample size for those whose cause of death were reported constrained the main analysis for this study. 6 However, a need for further investigation into the impact of remarriage of widows and divorced when there is sufficient data on cause of death. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10539/6787 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.subject | Remarriage | en |
| dc.subject | Widows | en |
| dc.subject | Divorced | en |
| dc.title | Assessing the impact of HIV/AIDS on the remarriage rate of widows and divorced in South Africa using Agincourt community as a case study. | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |