Women

HIV and AIDS were originally thought to affect mostly gay men. However, women have always been affected too. And even though more men than women have HIV, women are catching up. In fact, if new HIV infections continue at their current rate worldwide, women with HIV may soon outnumber men with HIV.

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HIV and Pregnancy: Health Information for Patients (PDF)
From AIDSinfo

Addressing HIV Disparities Among Women of Color In The Southern United States: The HIV Primary Care Integration Series (PDF)
From HealthHIV

Recommendations for Use of Antiretroviral Drugs in Pregnant HIV-1-Infected Women for Maternal Health and Interventions to Reduce Perinatal HIV Transmission in the United States
From AIDSinfo

Community Mobilization for a Women’s Self-Care Health Promotion Campaign (PDF)
From the François-Xavier Bagnoud Center, School of Nursing, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey

HIV/AIDS Surveillance in Women (updated slide set)
From CDC's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention

Chlamydia Screening Among Sexually Active Young Female Enrollees of Health Plans - United States, 2000-2007
From CDC's MMWR Weekly; April 17, 2009 / 58(14);362-365

What Are Black Women’s HIV Prevention Needs?
From the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California San Francisco

What Are Male-to-Female Transgender Persons’ (MtF) HIV Prevention Needs?
From the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California San Francisco

QuickStats: Death Rates for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Disease Among Women, by Race and Age Group—United States, 1987–2005
From CDC’s MMWR Weekly; March 27, 2009 / 58(11);286

HIV/AIDS among Women Who Have Sex With Women (PDF)
Fact sheet from the Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention of the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention

HIV/AIDS and African American Women: A Consultation Supporting CDC's Heightened National Response to the HIV/AIDS Crisis among African Americans: Meeting Report
From CDC's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention

Mother-to-Child (Perinatal) HIV Transmission and Prevention (PDF)
From CDC's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention

HIV/AIDS Surveillance Supplemental Report: Enhanced Perinatal Surveillance—Participating Areas in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2000–2003
From CDC's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention

What are Women Who Have Sex With Women’s HIV Prevention Needs?
From the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California at San Francisco

HIV Infection in Women
From National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Women and HIV/AIDS in the United States
HIV/AIDS policy fact sheet from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Female Condom
Fact Sheet from the Global Campaign for Microbicides

A Guide to the Clinical Care of Women with HIV/AIDS (PDF)
Publication from Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)