Title:
Women, property rights and HIV in India
Authors:
Jain, D.
Year:
2006
Serial number:
3
Journal:
Exchange on HIV/AIDS, sexuality and gender
Pages:
9
-
10
ISSN:
[1871-7551]
Language:
eng
Subject:
Health and Nutrition
Keywords:
HIV and AIDS
,
women
Abstract:
In 2006, UNAIDS reported that almost half of the adults living with HIV and AIDS today were women. According to estimates, 38% of HIV-positive adults in India are women, and the number of young women, aged 15-24, living with HIV and AIDS is twice that of young men.1 HIV/AIDS has exposed the social inequities that predispose girls and women to HIV infection, but women need more than rights in order to protect themselves. In India, the AIDS epidemic magnifies the devastation of women’s property violations. In this country, women and their children are likely to face not only stigma against people affected by HIV and AIDS, but also deprivations caused by their inability to own and access property.
Organization:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute
Country:
India
Region:
South Asia
Category:
Research
Right:
© 2006 KIT
Document type:
E-article
File:
122954.pdf