Document 0148
 DOCN  M94A0148
 TI    Women and HIV/AIDS.
 DT    9412
 AU    Sabo CE; Carwein VL; Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences,
       University of; Nevada, Las Vegas.
 SO    J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 1994 May-Jun;5(3):15-21. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/94348007
 AB    The incidence of AIDS in women over the age of 13 is increasing
       dramatically in the United States, with 40,702 cases reported by the end
       of September 1993 (Department of Health and Human Services, 1993). Some
       data indicate women are becoming infected at an earlier age and have a
       shorter survival time than men. The authors provide a background to the
       female epidemic, discuss the unique pathophysiologic progress of HIV
       disease in women, and present the sociocultural and economic issues that
       contribute to women's risk. Nurses must become knowledgeable of the
       issues directly impacting on women in order to provide appropriate
       education, counseling, care, and leadership to women.
 DE    *Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Adolescence  Adult
       Child  Female  Human  *HIV Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Incidence  Male
       Socioeconomic Factors  United States/EPIDEMIOLOGY  *Women's Health
       World Health  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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