Masculine sex ratios, population age structure and the potential spread of HIV in China

There is much speculation regarding the contribution of China's changing demography to the spread of HIV/AIDS. We employ a bio-behavioral macrosimulation model of the heterosexual spread of HIV/AIDS to evaluate the roles that China's unique demographic conditions -- (1) masculine s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: M. Giovanna Merli, Sara Hertog
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2010-01-01
Series:Demographic Research
Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol22/3/