caa a22 4500 467898707 CHVBK 20180406152811.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e20060801xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10708-006-9003-6 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10708-006-9003-6 Agyei-Mensah Samuel Department of Geography and Resource Development, University of Ghana, Post Box 59, Legon, Accra, Ghana aut Poverty and HIV prevalence in Ghana: a geographical perspective [Elektronische Daten] [Samuel Agyei-Mensah] There is a widespread belief that poverty leads to the spread of HIV/AIDS. However, intra-country comparisons of the phenomenon have been limited. This study seeks to fill this gap by examining the relationship between poverty and HIV prevalence amongst the 10 administrative regions of Ghana. Based on the available data for poverty and HIV, certain distinct patterns emerge. For example, poverty levels are the highest in the three northern regions (Upper East, Upper West and Northern region) even though their HIV prevalence is one of the lowest. It clearly follows that there are more complex forces at work than just the effects of poverty alone. To unravel some of these puzzles, the paper proposes a key role for culture, globalization and geographical accessibility. In addition, it is suggested that local level studies in a multivariate framework have much to contribute to the identification and quantification of relevant relationships. Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2006 Geography nationallicence Ghana nationallicence HIV prevalence nationallicence Poverty nationallicence GeoJournal Springer Netherlands 66/4(2006-08-01), 311-324 0343-2521 66:4<311 2006 66 10708 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-006-9003-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-006-9003-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Agyei-Mensah Samuel Department of Geography and Resource Development, University of Ghana, Post Box 59, Legon, Accra, Ghana aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- GeoJournal Springer Netherlands 66/4(2006-08-01), 311-324 0343-2521 66:4<311 2006 66 10708 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer