Title:
Understanding positive women’s realities
Authors:
Bell, E.
,
Orza, L.
Year:
2006
Serial number:
3
Journal:
Exchange on HIV/AIDS, sexuality and gender
Pages:
1
-
4
ISSN:
[1871-7551]
Language:
eng
Subject:
Health and Nutrition
Keywords:
HIV and AIDS
,
women
Abstract:
Despite growing recognition of the right of HIV-positive women to have healthy fulfilling sexual lives and reproductive choices, there remain myriad factors that make such rights only a dream for most of them. The reasons why women have sex and how they have it are influenced by various factors. It is widely known that violence, abandonment and blame on disclosure can be major problems for positive women, as are loss of land, livelihoods and children. The fear thus created can be an even more pervasive influence on how HIV-positive women live their sexual lives, including whether or not they will talk openly to their partners about their sexual health and needs.
Organization:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute
Category:
General
Right:
© 2006 KIT
Document type:
E-article
File:
122951.pdf