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Short Summary
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| Title |
Women, Gender and HIV/AIDS in East and Southeast
Asia Kit |
| Publication
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June 2001 |
| Publisher |
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
East and South East Asia Regional Office |
| Donor |
UNIFEM East and South East Asia Regional Office
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Short Summary |
HIV/AIDS is a gender issue because men and women
are vulnerable in different ways and vulnerability is influenced by
the interaction of a wide range of personal and societal factors,
including knowledge of and access to support services. A major factor
in the spread of HIV through East and Southeast Asia is the mobility
of its people. Conflict also puts women at increased risk to sexual
violence and HIV infection. One of the critical issues highlighted
in this kit is a pregnant woman's right to choose freely whether to
be tested for HIV, and the right of women who know they are infected
to make independent, informed choices about childbearing and breast-feeding.
HIV prevention strategies will only be effective in protecting women
from the effects of HIV if they embrace a recognition and active promotion
of the human rights of women. Men need to be encouraged to adopt positive
behaviours and to play a much greater part in caring for their partners
and families. Aside from providing information on the way in which
gender interacts with the HIV/AIDS epidemic, this kit gives basic
facts about the epidemic in many countries in the area including Cambodia,
China, Myanmar/Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, and Papua New Guinea. |
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