Vulnerability to HIV/AIDS among women of reproductive age in the slums of Delhi and Hyderabad, India
This report explores how vulnerability to HIV/AIDS applies to women in the reproductive age range living in the slum areas of Delhi and Hyderabad. The paper is based on a qualitative study of AIDS awareness levels conducted during the summer of 2006. It offers insightful narratives from a sample of 32 women, providing an in depth view of their vulnerability to HIV/AIDS due to their precarious socioeconomic conditions and low AIDS awareness. The women cited lack of education, low empowerment in expressing and accessing information related to sexual matters, and poverty as key factors to vulnerability.
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2009
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Authors: | Ghosh, Jayati ; Wadhwa, Vandana ; Kalipeni, Ezekiel |
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Social Science & Medicine. - Elsevier, ISSN 0277-9536. - Vol. 68.2009, 4, p. 638-642
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Elsevier |
Keywords: | India HIV Vulnerability Women of reproductive age Slums Contraceptive methods |
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