FACTS ABOUT WOMEN AND HIV/AIDS
Historically,hiv epidermic has affected more men than women.However if new Hiv infection continue at their current rate worldwide,women with HIV may soon outnumber men with HIV.Nearly 7000 women in Illinois are currently known to be living with HIV even though they are not aware of their own infection.Nationally,Hiv infection is the leading cause of death for African-American women between the ages of 25 and 34.women in their 30's are the most likely to be living with HIV/Aids and almost all Illinois women living with HIV are between the ages of 20 and 50
Majority of new hiv cases in women are the result of sexual behaviours; roughly two out of every three new infections in women are the results of unprotected sexual intercourse.The remaining new cases in Illinois are largely due to sharing needles and works while using injection drugs
During heterosexual intercourse,women are usually more exposed to bodily fluids than their male partners.This places women at increat risk for many sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) including Hiv.Young women may be more vulnerable because they may be affraid to say no to sex or to insist that their partners use a condom
Injection drugs e.g sharing needles or other equipment with injection partners also place women at risk for Hiv.If you have a sexual intercourse with a partner who has used injection drugs,you may have risk of Hiv infection and if you have sexual intercourse with a sexual partner who is infected with HIV you may be at high risk of getting infected.
Transmitted diseases (STDS) like gonorrhoea ,Chlamydia and trichomoniasis,human papilloma virus(HPV) infections that cause genital wart s and can lead to cervical cancer ,pelvic inflammatory diseases (PID)
HIV often spreads through unprotected sex with an infected person. Women can get it more easily during vaginal sex than men can.
ReplyDeleteWomen are more vulnerable to HIV &AIDS .sexual immoralities are great contributors of this disease
ReplyDeleteWomen risk to be infected from the virus to how they are oftenly open to many bodily fluids which may lead to HIV infections, in which any bodily fluid from an infected person is guaranteed to be risk
ReplyDeleteThe most common way that women get HIV is through sex with male partner who has hiv positive...By Zamzam Ahmed
ReplyDeletewomen nowadays day are at a higher risking of getting infected cause if the increased cases of rape poor health care in such you find in some countries they are using the same needles during their deliveries
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HIV disproportionately affects women and adolescent girls because of vulnerabilities created by unequal cultural, social and economic status.BY BENSON WANJOHI
ReplyDeleteHIv mostly affects women in large numbers this is due to their sexual behaviours,,sharing of sharp needles and injections of drugs.Most women engage in sexual activities (prostitutes) for exchange of money inorder to earn their living ,where there is high risk of being infected with HIV and AIDS.by christine
ReplyDeleteInjection drugs example sharing needle and other equipment is not adviceble. . .By rahma
ReplyDeleteSex is the most commonly way of womens getting affected by HIV...others like sharering needles and other equipments contribute also but not at higher rates....victor mutuku
ReplyDeleteWomen are more vulnerable to HIV because they are more exposed to body fluids than men. They should be more careful and use correct methods.
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women are most vulnerable to HIV infection since during sex,their mostly exposed to body fluids hence high chances of getting the disease if the partner involved is infected.By Naomi
ReplyDeleteWomen are more vulnerable to aids because they are exposed to body fluids than men
ReplyDeletewomen are more biologically susceptible to HIV infection than men in any given heterosexual encounter due to greater area of mucous membrane exposed during sex in women and men. By pauline mbithe
ReplyDeleteMost women are at high risk of getting hiv due to prostitution and practising of vaginal sex where women are at high risk of getting hiv than men
ReplyDeleteBiological makeup and reproductive anatomy of female body makes her more vulnerable to contract HIV than men since sex takes place inside body of women and female genital area is prone to tear and wear which provide entry routes for virus and positive semen deposition during sexual intercourse
ReplyDeleteWomen are more exposed to HIV due to the more concentration of mucus fluid in the vagina hence make it more sensitive to get infection
ReplyDeleteThe most common way ofthat a wommen get HIV is through sex with a male partner who has HIV.
ReplyDeleteHIV is more likely to affect women since they get into contact with body fluids during sex leaving them vulnerable to the virus than men...So a lot of precaution should be exercised during intercourse and testing should be encouraged
ReplyDeleteWomen are more vulnerable of contacting HIV &AIDS compared to men .
ReplyDeleteWomen are most vulnerable in contacting this deadly virus.mostly the poor as they r exposed into prostitution or sexual work inorder to support their families ðŸ˜
ReplyDeleteHiv virus is more common among women since they can easily contact the diseead in many ways like rape.......also women are mlmo likely to contact the disease due to high exposure of the mucus membrane during sex
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It's unfortunate that women are at a higher risk of getting inffected with HIV because during intercourse women are more exposed to the body fluids therefore they can easily be infected with the STDS and even HIV by Naomi Ngata
ReplyDeleteWomen in this society are more prone to getting infected with HIV virus since they are involved and exposed more to sexual activities compared to men hence something should be done
ReplyDeleteHIV infection is commonly transmitted through unprotected sex with an infected person ,and mostly women are on a high risk of getting infected than men because they are more exposed to bodily fluids than may cause HIV infection
ReplyDeleteWomen are more vulnerable in getting the HIV and aids compared to men
ReplyDeleteWomen are most suspectable than men to infection of Hiv due to the greater area of mucus membrane exposed during sex..
ReplyDeleteBy Diana
woman have the highest risk of getting HIV more than men through vaginal sex
ReplyDeleteThe most common way that women get HIV is trough sex with a make partner who has HIV,besides several factors increase the risk of HIV infection in women e.g during vaginal sex without a condom,HIV passes more easily from a man to a woman than from a woman to a man.
ReplyDeleteThe rate of transmission of HIV and aids on women through sexual acts should be addressed keenly and be brought to book to seek interventions to stop this trend.
ReplyDeleteIn setting where the main mode of transmission in heterosexual sex this further increases women risk of acquiring.
ReplyDeleteWomen have the highest risk of transmission than men through vaginal and anal sex without forgetting they ate more exposed to the body fluids.
ReplyDeleteMost of the women get HIV AIDs through sex so every one shoud abstain from unprotected sex.
ReplyDeleteWomen are most likely to be affected by HIV due to different sexual patners most probably.
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Womens are at high risk of connecting HIV compared to men.
ReplyDeleteWomens are at high risk of connecting HIV compared to men.
ReplyDeleteWomens are at high risk of connecting HIV compared to men.
ReplyDeleteWomen are more vulnerable to HIV infection because they are exposed to body fluids than men therefore they should be careful and try to protect themselves.
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