Reproductive health and rights: HIV/AIDS and gender equality

Gender relations crucial in the spread of HIV/AIDS; similarly important in HIV/AIDS prevention

By: Pargass G
Produced by: United Nations (UN) Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC / CEPAL) , 2004

This paper is part of an ongoing study that explores the role of gender in the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean. Specifically it examines how gender and gender relations impact on women’s access to their sexual and reproductive health and rights and how this in turn increases women’s vulnerability to HIV infection.