Replication data for: Do Teenagers Respond to HIV Risk Information? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Kenya

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Project Citation:

Dupas, Pascaline. Replication data for: Do Teenagers Respond to HIV Risk Information? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Kenya. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2011. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113775V1

Project Description

Summary: We use a randomized experiment to test whether and what information changes teenagers' sexual behavior in Kenya. Providing information on the relative risk of HIV infection by partner's age led to a 28 percent decrease in teen pregnancy, an objective proxy for the incidence of unprotected sex. Self-reported sexual behavior data suggests substitution away from older (riskier) partners and toward same-age partners. In contrast, the official abstinence-only HIV curriculum had no impact on teen pregnancy. These results suggest that teenagers are responsive to risk information, but their sexual behavior is more elastic on the intensive than on the extensive margin. (JEL D83, I12, J13, O12)

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: sex education; Randomized; sexual behavior; cross-generational relationships; relative risk

JEL Classification:
      D83 Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
      I12 Health Behavior
      J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
      O12 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development

Geographic Coverage: Kenya, Africa

Time Period(s): 2/1/2003 – 9/30/2005

Data Type(s): survey data; experimental data

Methodology

Unit(s) of Observation: Individual,

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V1 [2019-10-12]

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