HIV Transmission

Women Account For Increasing Share Of New Infections

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, April 22nd, 2001

by Michael Greer, staff medical writer - HIV infection is become increasingly common among women in the United States, even among what have been considered low-risk populations, government researchers report.

S.L. Hader and colleagues reviewed published HIV and AIDS related literature dating back to early 1981 to chart the course of the epidemic among American women.

They found that, while the percentage of female AIDS patients has risen steadily over the past two decades, many women still can't or won't take full advantage of the available treatment options.

In 1999, the year of the latest published studies reviewed, women...

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