Poulin, MichelleBeegle, KathleenShapira, Gil2014-04-102014-04-102014-03https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17716For young adults living in countries with AIDS epidemics, getting an HIV test may influence near-term decisions, such as when to leave school, when to marry, and when to have a first child. These behaviors, which define the transition from adolescence to adulthood, have long-term implications on well-being and directly affect a person's risk of contracting HIV. Using an experimental design embedded in a panel survey from Malawi, this study assesses the impact of voluntary counseling and testing of young adults for HIV on these decisions. The results show negligible intent-to-treat effect of HIV testing on behaviors. There is some suggestive evidence on differential response by wealth and by prior beliefs about one's status.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOADOLESCENCEADOLESCENTADOLESCENT GIRLSADOLESCENT WOMENADULTHOODAGE OF MARRIAGEAGEDAIDS EPIDEMICANTENATAL CLINICSAVERAGE AGEBEHAVIOR CHANGEBIRTHSCHILDBEARINGCIRCUMCISIONCONDOMCONDOM USECONDOMSCONFERENCE ON POPULATIONDEMOGRAPHYDEVELOPMENT POLICYDISEASEDISEASESEARLY YEARSEPIDEMICSFAMILY BACKGROUNDFATHERFEMALEFERTILITYFIRST CHILDFIRST MARRIAGEFIRST PREGNANCYGENDERGENDER DIFFERENCESHEALTH POLICYHERPESHERPES SIMPLEXHERPES SIMPLEX VIRUSHIGH RISK OF INFECTIONHIVHIV INFECTIONHIV POSITIVEHIV PREVENTIONHIV TESTINGHIV/AIDSHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSIMMUNE DEFICIENCYIMMUNODEFICIENCYINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITYJOURNAL OF MARRIAGELARGELY RURAL AREASLIFE EVENTSLIFE EXPECTANCYLOCAL PUBLIC HEALTHMARITAL PARTNERSHIPSMEDICINEMIGRATIONMONOGAMYMOTHERMOTHER-TO-CHILDMOTHERSMULTIPLE PARTNERSNATIONAL POLICYNEW INFECTIONSNEWBORNSOLD MENPERCEPTIONS OF RISKPOLICY DISCUSSIONSPOLICY RESEARCHPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERPOPULATION AND DEVELOPMENTPREGNANCIESPREVALENCEPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIVACYPROGRESSPUBLIC HEALTHREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHRESPECTRISK BEHAVIORRISK OF EXPOSURERISK OF INFECTIONRISKY SEXRISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORRISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORSSCHOOL ATTENDANCESECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSEXUAL BEHAVIORSEXUAL PARTNERSEXUAL RELATIONSHIPSSEXUALLY ACTIVESEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASESSOCIAL SCIENCESOCIOECONOMIC STATUSSPOUSESTRESSESSYNDROMESTERTIARY EDUCATIONTRANSMISSION RATESTREATMENTUNPROTECTED SEXURBAN AREASURBAN COMMUNITIESWOMANYOUNG ADULTSYOUNG AGEYOUNG MENYOUNG PEOPLEYOUNG PERSONYOUNG WOMANYOUNG WOMENYOUTH10.1596/1813-9450-6825