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White Papers
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amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
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Issue Brief: Gender-Based Violence and HIV Among Women: Assessing the Evidence
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In 2003, the number of new HIV infections among women world- wide reached parity with that of men. In some locales and among certain age groups, the percent- age of females with HIV/AIDS has surpassed that of males. In sub-Saharan Africa, for example, females account
for 76% of HIV infections among young people aged 15 to 24. 1 A number of biological, behav- ioral, and social factors contribute to the increased vulnerability of women— particularly young women—to HIV infection. One factor that has been receiving increasing attention is gender-based violence (GBV). June 2005
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Issue Brief: Gender-Based Violence and HIV Among Women: Assessing the Evidence (pages: 2)
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