Specific HIV-related problems of women gain more attention at a price - affecting more women
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The fact that HIV infection in women is increasing in importance was reflected in the 25 sessions devoted to it at the Eighth International Conference on AIDS in Amsterdam in 1992, up from three in the 1991 conference. Forty percent of those infected with HIV are women. One-third of HIV-infected women who are pregnant will transmit the infection to the fetus, but the fetus may be protected if the woman has antibodies to the virus in her blood. Women may also transmit the virus to their infant when breastfeeding. Women get many of the same opportunistic infections as men, although infection with the human papillomavirus is much more common in HIV-infected women than in men. Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and cervical cancer may be important complications of HIV infection in women. In many parts of the world, only a fraction of infected women are receiving medical care. Using female condoms may be one way women can protect themselves from contracting HIV.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1992
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Physicians at AMA Amsterdam news seminar offer panoramic view of their varied roles in pandemic
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Physicians from 13 different countries discussed recent developments in the AIDS epidemic at the AMA news briefing at the eighth International Conference on AIDS in Amsterdam. The Conference's theme was the need for a global approach to the fight against AIDS. Ten million individuals are infected with HIV internationally, and two million have developed AIDS. One million individuals are infected in the US partially because of the prevalence of intravenous (IV) drug use. Different countries have different strategies for dealing with HIV-infected individuals and AIDS patients. These strategies are partially determined by cultural attitudes and the type of health care system. AIDS may be a difficult disease to stop because it is transmitted sexually and through the use of shared needles by IV drugs users. Both sex and the use of psychoactive drugs are among the strongest human drives.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1992
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