- Author
- Jolly, Susie; Wang Ying
- Title
- Key Issues on Gender and HIV/AIDS in China: Report for DFID
- Imprint
- Siyanda, Institute of Development Studies, UK, 27 January 2003, 34 pp
- Url
- http://www.siyanda.org/docs_genie/jolly_aidschina.doc
- Abstract
"In 1985, the first case of HIV/AIDS was reported in China. Since 1994, HIV has been spreading rapidly in China. By end 2001, between 850,000 1.5 million people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) were estimated, and numbers are expected to explode unless effective responses rapidly take hold (UN theme group, 2001). The ratio of women to men PLWHA is also increasing. From 1990-1995, the ratio was 1 woman to 9 men. In 2001, this had risen to 1 woman to 3.4 men. This follows global patterns of increasing rates of infection of women. Globally, numbers of women living with HIV are now increasing faster than the number of men, and the ratio of women: men has reached almost 1:1. In Africa, 58% of those living with HIV are women. In China, the HIV/AIDS epidemic is still in the early stages, and women remain a minority of those infected. Tackling the gender issues, including the underlying reasons for infection of women, provides an opportunity to contain the spread of HIV."
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- Jolly, Susie; Wang Ying, Gender Mainstreaming Strategy for the China-UK HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care Project, Siyanda, Institute of Development Studies, UK, 2 January 2003, 36 pp. (Also available at http://www.siyanda.org/docs_genie/jolly_mainstreamchina.doc) [ Details... ]