Women Living With HIV/AIDS: U.S. & Canada
2006-Present
- HIV Among Women (August 10, 2011)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV/AIDS Now Leading Cause of Death for Black Women (May 26, 2011)
In TheBostonChannel.com
- HIV Surveillance in Women (May 20, 2011)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Diagnosis, Sexuality and Choice: Women Living With HIV and the Quest for Equality, Dignity and Quality of Life in the U.S. (PDF) (March 2011)
Analysis and recommendations from the U.S. Positive Women's Network 2010 Human Rights Survey.
From U.S. Positive Women's Network
- Women and HIV (September 25, 2010)
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From AIDS InfoNet
- STDs in Women & Infants (PPT) (November 2009)
Slides of graphs and maps from "Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2008" -- an annual report of statistics and trends for sexually transmitted diseases in the United States.
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Trends in Mortality and Causes of Death Among Women With HIV in the United States: A 10-Year Study (August 10, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- 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
- Canada: Women Opting Out of HIV Testing More Likely to Have HIV (December 28, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2005
- Risk of HIV Infection Increases During Pregnancy, Uganda Study Says (October 3, 2005)
[Archived Article]
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 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)
[Archived Article]
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)
[Archived Article]
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)
[Archived Article]
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)
[Archived Article]
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)
[Archived Article]
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)
[Archived Article]
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)
[Archived Article]
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)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- The Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS): Research Findings (January/February 2002)
[Archived Article]
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- At Risk: Young, Minority, and Lesbian Women (January/February 2002)
[Archived Article]
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
2001-2000
- Focus on Women: Challenges in the Prevention and Treatment of HIV/AIDS (October 19, 2001)
From amfAR, The 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)
[Archived Article]
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)
[Archived Article]
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
- Women with HIV (January 1999)
Epidemiology, transmission, economic and social profile.
From National Pediatric and Family HIV Resource Center
- Get Real: Straight Talk About Women's Health (1999)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. Public Health Service's Office on Women's Health
- 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
- Double Discrimination: Women with HIV/AIDS (1998)
[Archived Article]
In The Encyclopedia of AIDS
- The Challenges of Being a Woman with a "Male Disease" (September 1997)
Women with bleeding disorders.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Women's Natural History Studies (July/August 1997)
[Archived Article]
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- HIV Infection in Women: Still Untreated, Still Deadly (July/August 1997)
[Archived Article]
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
- Dying of Curiosity: AIDS Deaths Are Down Among Men, But Up Among Women (May 1997)
[Archived Article]
Report from the National Conference on Women & HIV, Pasadena, California.
In The Village Voice
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