Publications and Reports
"AIDS Epidemic Update 2004"
The 2004 annual report shows that the number of women living with HIV has risen in each region of the world over the past two years, with the steepest increases in East Asia, followed by Eastern Europe and Central Asia. In East Asia,
there was a 56% increase over the past two years, followed by Eastern Europe and Central Asia with 48%.
UNAIDS & WHO, November 23, 2004
Kaiser Family Foundation: The HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the United States – November 2005 Update
This updated fact sheet provides the latest data on the U.S. epidemic, including key trends over time, impact by region and population, and data on the U.S. Government's response.
Kaiser Family Foundation, September 2005
Kaiser Family Foundation: Women and HIV/AIDS in the United States
This year's World AIDS Day focuses on women, girls, and HIV/AIDS, and how gender inequity fuels the AIDS epidemic. As part of the effort to heighten awareness, this updated fact sheet on “Women and HIV/AIDS in the U.S.” uses the latest data on the epidemic to provide key trends, a profile of women at risk for and living with HIV, data on access to and use of the health care system, and HIV testing.
Kaiser Family Foundation, December 2004
"3 by 5 Progress Report"
World Health Organization, July 10, 2004
"Microbicides, Women and HIV/AIDS"
Fact sheet calls microbicides "one of the
most promising prevention options on the horizon."
UNAIDS, February 2004
Kaiser Family Foundation: The Healthcare Experiences of Women with HIV/AIDS: Insights from Focus Groups
This report summarizes findings from a series of focus groups with women living with HIV/AIDS. Focus group participants describe their first-hand experience with the health care system, including issues of to financing and coverage, relationships with providers, the role of AIDS support organizations, and challenges in care and treatment.
Kaiser Family Foundation, October 2003
"Women and HIV/AIDS: Select Facts"
International Women's Health Coalition, July 2004
"Percentage of HIV Cases Attributable to Women Increasing Worldwide, UNIFEM Says," (Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, 7/9/04)
The percentage of HIV cases worldwide attributable to women is increasing worldwide, rising from 35% of cases in 1985 to 48% today, according the United Nations Development Fund for Women, the AP/New York Times reports.
"Breaking the Cycle: Ensuring Equitable Access to HIV Treatment for Women and Girls" (.pdf)
Center for Strategic and International Studies, February 2004.
"Preventing HIV Infection in Girls and Young Women"
The Global Coalition on Women and AIDS, September 2004
Women and AIDS: Confronting the Crisis
The report documents the devastating and often invisible impact of AIDS on women and girls and highlights the ways discrimination, poverty and gender-based violence help fuel the epidemic.
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, July 2004
"To Have and to Hold: Women's Property and Inheritance Rights in the Context of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa"
ICRW Working Paper, 2004
"A Guide to the Clinical Care with Women with HIV/AIDS, 2001 First Edition"
Health Resources and Services Administration, February 2001
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