Social Factors Affecting Women's Susceptibility to HIV in India
Published By: | Published Date: June, 17 , 2014India is the global epicentre of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Asia. Previousresearch indicates that the majority of HIV-positive women in India were infected by their husbands, their only sexual partner, which makes them difficult to identify as a high-risk population. This paper assesses social factors associated with the transmission of HIV based on demographic determinants, such as age; sexual risk behavior; and gendered discrimination, such as domestic violence.
Author(s): Priya Lall | Posted on: Dec 23, 2015 | Views()