Cover Image

Effect of the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and the life expectancy rate on economic growth in SSA countries: difference GMM approach

The productivity of countries around the globe is adversely affected by the health-related problems of their labour force. This study examined the effect of the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and life expectancy on the economic growth of 33...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Waziri, Salisu Ibrahim, Mohamed Nor, Norashidah, Raja Abdullah, Nik Mustapha, Adamu, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Center of Science and Education 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54058/1/Effect%20of%20the%20prevalence%20of%20HIV.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54058/
http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/gjhs/article/view/48801
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
id my.upm.eprints.54058
record_format eprints
spelling my.upm.eprints.540582018-02-27T03:09:15Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54058/ Effect of the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and the life expectancy rate on economic growth in SSA countries: difference GMM approach Waziri, Salisu Ibrahim Mohamed Nor, Norashidah Raja Abdullah, Nik Mustapha Adamu, Peter The productivity of countries around the globe is adversely affected by the health-related problems of their labour force. This study examined the effect of the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and life expectancy on the economic growth of 33 Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries over a period of 11 years (2002–2012). The study employed a dynamic panel approach as opposed to the static traditional approach utilised in the literature. The dynamic approach became eminent because of the fact that HIV/AIDS is a dynamic variable as its prevalence today depends on the previous years. The result revealed that HIV/AIDS is negatively correlated with economic growth in the region, with a coefficient of 0.014, and significant at the 1% level. That is, a 10% increase in HIV/AIDS prevalence leads to a 0.14% decrease in the GDP of the region. Tackling HIV/AIDS is therefore imperative to the developing Sub-Saharan African region and all hands must be on deck to end the menace globally. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54058/1/Effect%20of%20the%20prevalence%20of%20HIV.pdf Waziri, Salisu Ibrahim and Mohamed Nor, Norashidah and Raja Abdullah, Nik Mustapha and Adamu, Peter (2016) Effect of the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and the life expectancy rate on economic growth in SSA countries: difference GMM approach. Global Journal of Health Science, 8 (4). pp. 212-220. ISSN 1916-9736; ESSN: 1916-9744 http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/gjhs/article/view/48801 10.5539/gjhs.v8n4p212
institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
building UPM Library
collection Institutional Repository
continent Asia
country Malaysia
content_provider Universiti Putra Malaysia
content_source UPM Institutional Repository
url_provider http://psasir.upm.edu.my/
language English
description The productivity of countries around the globe is adversely affected by the health-related problems of their labour force. This study examined the effect of the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and life expectancy on the economic growth of 33 Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries over a period of 11 years (2002–2012). The study employed a dynamic panel approach as opposed to the static traditional approach utilised in the literature. The dynamic approach became eminent because of the fact that HIV/AIDS is a dynamic variable as its prevalence today depends on the previous years. The result revealed that HIV/AIDS is negatively correlated with economic growth in the region, with a coefficient of 0.014, and significant at the 1% level. That is, a 10% increase in HIV/AIDS prevalence leads to a 0.14% decrease in the GDP of the region. Tackling HIV/AIDS is therefore imperative to the developing Sub-Saharan African region and all hands must be on deck to end the menace globally.
format Article
author Waziri, Salisu Ibrahim
Mohamed Nor, Norashidah
Raja Abdullah, Nik Mustapha
Adamu, Peter
spellingShingle Waziri, Salisu Ibrahim
Mohamed Nor, Norashidah
Raja Abdullah, Nik Mustapha
Adamu, Peter
Effect of the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and the life expectancy rate on economic growth in SSA countries: difference GMM approach
author_facet Waziri, Salisu Ibrahim
Mohamed Nor, Norashidah
Raja Abdullah, Nik Mustapha
Adamu, Peter
author_sort Waziri, Salisu Ibrahim
title Effect of the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and the life expectancy rate on economic growth in SSA countries: difference GMM approach
title_short Effect of the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and the life expectancy rate on economic growth in SSA countries: difference GMM approach
title_full Effect of the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and the life expectancy rate on economic growth in SSA countries: difference GMM approach
title_fullStr Effect of the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and the life expectancy rate on economic growth in SSA countries: difference GMM approach
title_full_unstemmed Effect of the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and the life expectancy rate on economic growth in SSA countries: difference GMM approach
title_sort effect of the prevalence of hiv/aids and the life expectancy rate on economic growth in ssa countries: difference gmm approach
publisher Canadian Center of Science and Education
publishDate 2016
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54058/1/Effect%20of%20the%20prevalence%20of%20HIV.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54058/
http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/gjhs/article/view/48801
_version_ 1643835553945223168
score 13.211869

Similar Items