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Gender Medicine
Gender-based violence correlates with HIV/AIDS among women
August 18th, 2005
American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) has released an issue brief demonstrating a close connection between gender-based violence and HIV infection. The New York City, New York-based AIDS research foundation is calling for resources to develop, test, and implement behavioral, biomedical, and social interventions to address violence as both a cause and a consequence of HIV infection. In remarks made recently in South Africa, First Lady Laura Bush pointed out that ending domestic violence, rape, and sexual abuse were "essential to fighting the spread of HIV/AIDS." In Rwanda, more than 70% of the quarter of a million women raped during the 1994...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-08-18)
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