Document 0306
 DOCN  M9590306
 TI    Women and AIDS: lessons learned from Thailand.
 DT    9509
 AU    Sittitrai W; Program on AIDS Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok.
 SO    Annu Conf Australas Soc HIV Med. 1994 Nov 3-6;6:199 (unnumbered
       abstract). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ASHM6/95291793
 AB    OBJECTIVES: 1. To describe the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS among women in
       Thailand. 2. To describe the impact of HIV/AIDS on women. 3. To describe
       current and possible, future social and behavioural interventions which
       will benefit women. SUMMARY OF RESULTS: 1. the outbreak of HIV among
       women began among intravenous drug users (IVDUs), some of whom were
       women and others were the spouses of IVDUs. Since 1989 the prevalence of
       HIV has risen rapidly among female commercial sex workers. From 1992 to
       the present this trend has been superseded by increasing infection among
       married women in the general population. 2. The social, economic, and
       health status of women are negatively effected by the epidemic in
       society and by the woman's own sero-status. 3. Interventions have been
       implemented, effectively for commercial sex workers and women in general
       using a life-cycle approach. CONCLUSION: The rate of the spreading of
       HIV among women is increasing at a faster pace than, and is soon to
       exceed that of, men. Interventions need to be extensive in coverage and
       focus on fundamental areas such as changing societal sexual norms,
       reducing the burden on the woman's role in the family, increasing
       women's control in using HIV prevention tools, and establishing work
       welfare for women in commercial sex.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION &
       CONTROL/PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  *Developing Countries  *Disease
       Outbreaks  Female  *Gender Identity  Human  Knowledge, Attitudes,
       Practice  Male  Prostitution/PSYCHOLOGY/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA  Risk
       Factors  Sex Education  Sexual Partners/PSYCHOLOGY  Social Values
       Thailand  MEETING ABSTRACT

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