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AIDS in women's universe: a question of gender?

Based on the data presented in the AIDS Epidemical Report published by the Health State Department, we notice that throughout the trajectory of this epidemic in our country, the data relating to women remained invisible (although present), the vulnerability of feminine population was hidden amongst the other categories, and that shows the need of understanding AIDS as a disease of both men and women, and its prevention, thought and improved within a perspective of gender.

AIDS in women's universe; women and AIDS; relations of gender and prevention of AIDS


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