Abstract Within sub-Saharan Africa, women are disproportionately at risk for acquiring and
having human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) …

Background Women are disproportionally affected by human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The …

Objective We aimed to quantify the extent to which country-level trends in HIV incidence in
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) were influenced by gender inequalities, measured by gender …

Abstract Women in sub‐Saharan Africa bear a disproportionate burden of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections, which is exacerbated by their role in society and …

Objectives. Given that HIV/AIDS in sub‐Saharan Africa is largely spread through
heterosexual contact, there is marked variation in levels of gender equity across sub …

This study examined the hypothesis that multiple dimensions of gender inequality increase
women's risk for HIV infection using a population-based survey of 1418 women aged 20 to …

In this paper, we examine whether there is a relationship between gender inequality and the
HIV status of individuals in Kenya. We construct a measure of gender inequality based on …

HIV/AIDS in Cameroon: Rising gender issues in policy-making matters SUMMARY
Introduction Page 1 African Journal of Health Sciences, Volume 14, Number 3-4, July …

Conclusion In most sub-Saharan African countries, women and girls are more vulnerable to
HIV and AIDS because of economic and social inequalities that diminish women's abilities to …

Background: Recent research identifies gender inequality as a driver of the HIV/AIDS
epidemic. The feminization of poverty is also increasingly apparent, as is the …