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International Perspectives on Women and HIV (Paperback)
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International Perspectives on Women and HIV (Paperback)
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Throughout the world, the threat of HIV/AIDS to women's health has
become the focus of increased concern. The Joint United Nations
Programme on HIV/AIDS (2004) reports that almost 20 million women
and girls are living with HIV globally, accounting for nearly half
of all people living with HIV worldwide. Infection rates among
women are rising in every region worldwide including high-income
countries in which heterosexual intercourse may now be the most
common mode of transmission. Although there are many contributing
factors to the current trends in HIV, most women who become
HIV-infected do not practice "high-risk" behaviour. Women worldwide
may individually view themselves as less susceptible than men, and
may pay less attention about how HIV is transmitted and how to
prevent infection. There are also gender inequalities, stemming
from sexual double standards that constrain women's access to care,
treatment, and support. This work focuses on international
perspectives on women and HIV casting a deliberately wide net
addressing the issue of the interaction between HIV and gender in a
specific geographic area. Our intention is to provide a forum for
innovative manuscripts whose contribution to the literature is
found in their unique approach to this interaction and application
of empirical investigation to unique problems and/or populations.
This material was published in the Journal of Human Behavior in the
Social Environment.
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