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Women Living With HIV/AIDS: U.S. & Canada
2006-2007
2005
- Risk of HIV Infection Increases During Pregnancy, Uganda Study Says (October 3, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- San Francisco Study Finds 0.55% HIV Prevalence Among Women Seeking Elective Pregnancy Termination; Researchers Suggest Population Can Serve as Sentinel (September 26, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Sex and Relationships for HIV-Positive Women Since HAART: A Quantitative Study (August 17, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Massachusetts: AIDS Deaths Drop Statewide, but Women Comprise Much Larger Percentage (July 13, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2004
- HIV/AIDS Surveillance in Women (May 22, 2008)
To read PDF, click here
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV/AIDS in Women on the Rise (December 2004)
In Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report, from Brown Medical School
- World AIDS Day, December 1: Women and Girls (November 23, 2004)
Statistics from UNAIDS about the impact of the global AIDS pandemic on women.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- Perinatal Transmission of HIV/AIDS in New York City (October 2004)
Rates have dropped dramatically since the mid-1990s, thanks to widespread use of HAART, but early testing is important as well.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Chronically Depressed Women With HIV Almost Twice as Likely as Others to Die From AIDS-Related Causes (August 23, 2004)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- Most HIV-Positive People Don't Have High-Risk Sex With HIV-Negative People (August 4, 2004)
From aidsmap.com
- HIV Infection in Women (May 2004)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Heterosexual Transmission of HIV -- 29 States, 1999-2002 (February 20, 2004)
A third of new U.S. HIV cases are heterosexually transmitted; 64% of those infections are among women, 74% among blacks.
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Implementation of Named HIV Reporting -- New York City, 2001 (January 2, 2004)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2003-2002
- Report: One in Eight Adult Women in Rhode Island Victim of Forcible Rape (July 10, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Correction: Story on Link Between Bisexuality and Female HIV Infection (June 30, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Philadelphia: More AIDS Cases With Female Faces (June 30, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Michigan: Study Links Bisexuality to HIV Spread Among Minority Women (June 27, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Report: San Francisco's Racially Diverse Girl Population Faces Challenges (May 8, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Massachusetts: Minority Women With HIV on Rise (May 2, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- California: HIV Rate High Among Women (April 9, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Risky Sex Frequent Among HIV-Positive U.S. Women (April 3, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Study: HPV-16 Prevalence Twice as High in U.S. Women Than Men (March 31, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Women and HIV: International Perspective of Women and HIV (Spring 2003)
From STEP's conference review of Retrovirus 2003.
In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
- Lesbian Transmission of HIV: A Rare Case Reported (January 21, 2003)
Researchers suspect "vigorous" use of shared sex toys as the cause.
From aidsmap.com
- Canada: Women With HIV a Growing Trend (December 3, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Women Make Up Half of HIV Cases; Milestone Explains Effects of Epidemic (November 27, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- AIDS Rate Among Females Rising in District of Columbia (October 28, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Canada: High HIV Rates Found in Pregnant Native Women (October 24, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV in Women (Fall 2002)
To read PDF, click here
In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
- Sexual and Drug Use Behavior Among Women Who Have Sex With Both Women and Men: Results of a Population-Based Survey (August 5, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV-Associated Histories, Perceptions, and Practices Among Low-Income African American Women: Does Rural Residence Matter? (April 11, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- At Risk: Young, Minority, and Lesbian Women (January/February 2002)
By the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Policy Facts: Women and HIV/AIDS (January 2002)
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From AIDS Action Council
- The Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS): Research Findings (January/February 2002)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
2001-2000
- Focus on Women: Challenges in the Prevention and Treatment of HIV/AIDS (October 19, 2001)
From American Foundation for AIDS Research
- L.A. Women Have a New Weapon to Fight HIV (Summer 2001)
Women Alive's HIV University teaches women how to live with the virus.
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
- Women Increasingly Bearing the Burden of HIV/AIDS, Study Finds (May 4, 2001)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report
- HIV Infection in Women in the United States: Status at the Millennium (March 7, 2001)
In Journal of the American Medical Association
- HIV/AIDS Among US Women: Minority and Young Women at Continuing Risk (January 31, 2001)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Pre-Conference Survey Results Shed Light on Needs of Women with HIV (November 2000)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Phyllis Anderson (July 2000)
From drugs and prison to a career in HIV education, Phyllis' story is one of survival.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Women and HIV/AIDS: Key Facts and Issues (Summer 2000)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
1999-1997
- Young People at Risk: HIV/AIDS Among America's Youth (January 31, 2001)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV/AIDS and U.S. Women Who Have Sex with Women (WSW) (August 1999)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Cluster of HIV-Positive Young Women -- New York, 1997-1998 (May 28, 1999)
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- White Women and HIV (April 1999)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- HIV/AIDS and Violence Against Women (March 3, 1999)
A speech by Peter Piot, Executive Director UNAIDS.
In Commission on the Status of Women, Forty-third Session, from United Nations
- Get Real: Straight Talk About Women's Health (1999)
From U.S. Public Health Service's Office on Women's Health
- Women with HIV (January 1999)
Epidemiology, transmission, economic and social profile.
From National Pediatric and Family HIV Resource Center
- HIV/AIDS Among Adults (December 1998)
A selection from Be a Force for Change, an HIV/AIDS resource booklet.
In Be a Force for Change, from American Association for World Health
- National Data on HIV Prevalence Among Disadvantaged Youth in the 1990s: Most Compelling Evidence to Date of the Continued Impact of HIV on Young African-American Women (September 1998)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Older Women and HIV: A New Challenge (Spring 1998)
In CRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- The Challenges of Being a Woman with a "Male Disease" (September 1997)
Women with bleeding disorders.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- HIV Infection in Women: Still Untreated, Still Deadly (July/August 1997)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- HIV/AIDS and Women in the United States: Excerpts from the HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report (July 1997)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Women's Natural History Studies (July/August 1997)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Dying of Curiosity: AIDS Deaths Are Down Among Men, But Up Among Women (May 1997)
Report from the National Conference on Women & HIV, Pasadena, California.
In The Village Voice
- Women Living With AIDS (Spring 1993)
From Harvard AIDS Institute
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