Susan Watkins
Professor,
UCLA/University of Pennsylvania
Related Interests
We have been studying responses to the AIDS epidemic in rural Malawi, based on a longitudinal study that we have been conducting since 1998. Our central interest has been the role of social networks, but we are currently planning to collect new data on the consequences of the epidemic in a variety of dimensions, including the elderly, productivity, nutrition, orphanhood, etc.
Related Projects
Malawi Diffusion and Ideational Change Project (MDICP)
The Malawi Diffusion and Ideational Change (MDICP), a collaboration with the College of Medicine, University of Malawi, is a longitudinal study that investigates how individuals, couples, and families in rural Malawi are affected by HIV/AIDS, how they respond to the increased HIV/AIDS infection risks in terms of social interactions, sexual relations, and marriage, and how they cope with the consequences of increases in AIDS-related morbidity and mortality.
Related Publications
Watkins S, and Chimwaza A. 2004. "Giving Care to People with Symptoms of AIDS in Rural Malawi." AIDSCARE 16(7): 795-807.
Knodel J, Watkins S, and VanLandingham M. 2003. "AIDS and Older Persons: An International Perspective." JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology 33:S153-S165. (Supplement 2 Also issued as Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Research Report No. 02-495, January 2002.)
Contact
Email AddressCalifornia Center for Population Research
Institute for Social Science Research
4284 Public Policy Building
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90095, U.S.A