African Women Faced with the Aids Epidemic
Population & Societies › Num. 428, Novembre 2006
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Africa is the continent most severely affected by the AIDS epidemic, and it is African women who are paying the heaviest tribute. Why are they more vulnerable, despite the fact that more women than men are tested and treated for the disease? Alice Desclaux and Annabel Desgrées du Loû explain why men and women in Africa are unequal in the face of AIDS.
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African Women Faced with the Aids Epidemic
The AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa now affects women more severely than men (Figure 1). Among the population aged 15-49,59% of HIV-positive individuals are women (13 million), and only 41% are men (9 million) [1].
What is the reason for this "feminization" of the epidemic, specific to the African continent? And how are women responding to the crisis? To answer these two questions, we will examine, stage by stage, the realities facing the women of Africa, and the options open to them. Is it possible for a woman to protect herself against HIV infection? How can she find out if she is infected, given that HIV-testing is still not wid...Voir le contenu complet de ce document
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