TY - JOUR
T1 - HIV/AIDS in women
T2 - An expanding epidemic
AU - Quinn, Thomas C.
AU - Overbaugh, Julie
PY - 2005/6/10
Y1 - 2005/6/10
N2 - More than 20 years into the human immunodeficiency virus-type 1 (HIV-1) epidemic, women account for nearly half of the 40 million people living with HIV-1 worldwide, with an even higher proportion existing in developing countries. Social determinants of female vulnerability to HIV-1 include gender disparities, poverty, cultural and sexual norms, lack of education, and violence. Women are also more susceptible to HIV-1 because of hormonal changes, vaginal microbial ecology and physiology, and a higher prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases. Prevention strategies must address the wide range of gender inequalities that promote the dissemination of HIV-1.
AB - More than 20 years into the human immunodeficiency virus-type 1 (HIV-1) epidemic, women account for nearly half of the 40 million people living with HIV-1 worldwide, with an even higher proportion existing in developing countries. Social determinants of female vulnerability to HIV-1 include gender disparities, poverty, cultural and sexual norms, lack of education, and violence. Women are also more susceptible to HIV-1 because of hormonal changes, vaginal microbial ecology and physiology, and a higher prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases. Prevention strategies must address the wide range of gender inequalities that promote the dissemination of HIV-1.
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U2 - 10.1126/science.1112489
DO - 10.1126/science.1112489
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15947174
AN - SCOPUS:20444399136
SN - 0036-8075
VL - 308
SP - 1582
EP - 1583
JO - Science
JF - Science
IS - 5728
ER -