The Basics: Women and HIV/AIDS

AIDS: A Women's Disease (Regularly Updated)
An in-depth look into the state of the HIV/AIDS epidemic among U.S. women today -- including its devastating effect on African Americans and Latinas.
From The Body
Twelve Statements to Improve the Situation of HIV-Positive Women (Regularly Updated)
From International Community of Women Living With HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS Among Women in the U.S. (August 2008)
A summary of key statistics and facts.
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Stigma Still Clings to HIV-Positive Women in United States, Survey Finds (March 31, 2008)
From amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (March 10, 2008)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Women and HIV: A Conversation with Dr. Nancy Padian (Winter 2008)
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In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Twenty-Seven Years of Women Living With HIV: Past, Present and Future (January 1, 2008)
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In Twenty-Seven Years of Women Living With HIV: Past, Present and Future, from Terri Wilder
Count Women In (October 26, 2007)
Women give powerful testimony at Congressional meeting on outdated CDC transmission guidelines.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
HIV Infection in Women (May 2006)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Women: The Sex Factor (Winter 2005/2006)
A detailed overview of sexual HIV transmission among American women, including recommendations for improving HIV prevention.
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Women and AIDS: A Growing Challenge (November 23, 2004)
A fact sheet on how the global HIV pandemic is impacting women.
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From UNAIDS
Women and HIV: One Size Does Not Fit All (May/June 2004)
An overview and guidelines for HIV-positive women looking to maximize their health.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Concern Grows About HIV/AIDS Among U.S. Women Over 50 (July 9, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
UN Launches First Comprehensive Web Site on Gender and HIV/AIDS (March 31, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV in Women (Fall 2002)
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In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
How Men's Power Over Women Fuels the HIV Epidemic (January 26, 2002)
It limits women's ability to control sexual interactions.
In British Medical Journal
Bridging the Global Gap (January/February 2002)
The work of the International AIDS Women's Caucus.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Policy Facts: Women and HIV/AIDS (January 2002)
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From AIDS Action Council
Emotional Issues of Women with HIV/AIDS (November 2001)
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In HIV Treatment ALERTS!, from The Center for AIDS
Abused Women at Higher Risk for HIV Infection (October 2001)
In HEPP News, from Brown Medical School
Adolescent Sexuality, Gender and the HIV Epidemic (Summer/Autumn 2001)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
The Hidden Epidemic: White Women and HIV (September 2001)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Women Now Look Beyond HIV to Children and Grandchildren (August 8, 2001)
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In The New York Times
Believe It ... Women Get AIDS! (August 2001)
In WORLD Newsletter, from Women Organized to Respond to Life-Threatening Diseases
Women and AIDS at Twenty (August 2001)
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In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
Women, HIV, and Depression (July 2001)
In WISE Words, from Project Inform
UN Calls for Making Women Central in World Strategy to Fight HIV/AIDS (June/July 2001)
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In SIECUS Report, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
Are You Getting Good Medical Care? (May/June 2001)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Pap Smear Primer (May/June 2001)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Pap Smears for Survivors of Sexual Abuse (May/June 2001)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
HIV+ Women (November/December 1999)
Dealing with stigma, obstacles to care, and getting support.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
A Column for Women: Among Ourselves .... (July 1996)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles