Women in India
The Context and Impact of HIV/Aids
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2168158 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sonal R Doshi, Bindi Gandhi |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 413-442 |
| Publication date | 2008-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10911350802068300 |
| OpenAlex | W1499182278 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 18 |
The response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic on the Indian subcontinent has been hampered by several factors, including societal stigma, lack of educational resources, lack of economic opportunities, and the competing priorities for a nation just growing and developing an infrastructure for education, industry, and health. In particular, Indian women are silent victims in this epidemic because they do not readily have a respected voice in decision making and priority setting for the government. The epidemic is increasingly affecting and infecting Indian women (e.g., female commercial sex workers, married women, and pregnant women). The status of Indian women has placed them at extreme disadvantage because India is a country with socially progressive laws but has been slow to change its social norms. The reported HIV prevalence is low although many researchers agree a large amount of underreporting occurs. For India to address this emerging epidemic among women appropriately, it should focus on three intervention areas: (1) short-term solutions such as treatment options for those already infected with HIV to prevent further infection to sexual partners and children; (2) intermediate solutions such as education for those who are uninfected but engaging in behaviors that may put them at risk, such as injection drug use, engaging in commercial sex work, engaging in extramarital sexual relations, and having sexual partners who are not monogamous; and 3) long-term solutions such as addressing the root causes of inequality (e.g., disparities in education and employment and unwillingness to change social norms
Context (archaeology · Developing country · Disadvantage · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Family medicine · Geography · Government (linguistics · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Political science · Population · Psychiatry · Reproductive health · Sex work · Social issues · Social stigma · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Stigma (botany · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Sex work and related issues · Law
Covariates of Multiplicity of High-Risk Sexual Behavior Among Men in India
HIV Prevalence, Risk Behavior, Knowledge, and Beliefs Among Women Seeking Care at a Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinic in Mumbai, India
Culture, but more than culture
India’s ‘Missing Women’ and Men’s Sexual Risk Behavior
The Consequences of India's Male Surplus for Women's Partnering and Sexual Experiences
| Citations per year | 0.36 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2021 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |