Impacts to HIV/AIDS of gender

Authors

  • Emel Taşçı

Keywords:

AIDS, HIV, kadın, cinsiyet

Abstract

The impact of gender on HIV/AIDS is an important dimension in understanding the evolution of the epidemic.
 HIV/AIDS is one of the vital problems of our century. HIV/AIDS is not merely a medical disease but also is a problem, which possesses economical, cultural, psychological and social dimensions. Women are more vulnerable to HIV than men because of biological and cultural factors.
Besides women who carry HIV virus experience difficulty in taking care of their own health, they also carry the burden of possibility that their children and other members of the family might catch HIV virus. Most often, social support is insufficient and the conditions brought by treatment cannot be utilized appropriately due to external interventions.
Most of the problems that women under the risk of HIV run into are largely social rather than medical. Many women infected with HIV were isolated because they didn’t get of sufficient social support or didn’t equal time for their care and it is thought that this inequality still continues.
An analysis of the impact of gender on HIV/AIDS demonstrates the importance of integrating gender into HIV programming and finding ways to strengthen women by implementing policies and programs that increase their access to education and information. Women's empowerment is vital to reversing the epidemic.

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Author Biography

Emel Taşçı

EGE ÜNİVERSİTESİ HEMŞİRELİK YÜKSEKOKULU

EMEL TAŞÇI, ARŞ. GÖR. EGE ÜNİVERSİTESİ HEMŞİRELİK YÜKSEKOKULU, KADIN SAĞLIĞI VE HASTALIKLARI AD.

AYNUR SARUHAN, YARD.DOÇ.DR. EGE ÜNİVERSİTESİ HEMŞİRELİK YÜKSEKOKULU KADIN SAĞLIĞI VE HASTALIKLARI HEMŞİRELİĞİ AD.

Published

2007-03-17

How to Cite

Taşçı, E. (2007). Impacts to HIV/AIDS of gender. Journal of Human Sciences, 4(1). Retrieved from https://j-humansciences.com/ojs/index.php/IJHS/article/view/177

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Nursing and Midwifery