Document 0665
 DOCN  M9590665
 TI    Women seek greater influence in research, prevention policies.
       Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 6003, Rockville, MD 20849-6003. 800-458-5231
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 DT    9509
 SO    AIDS Policy Law. 1995 Mar 10;10(4):1, 8-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       AIDS/95700213
 AB    HIV-positive cases among women are rising at such a rapid rate that by
       the year 2000, AIDS will be the second greatest killer of women between
       the ages of 18 and 44, surpassing heart disease and accidents. Womens'
       needs, however, are being largely ignored in the fight against this
       disease. Recently, AZT, a drug that was shown to help counter the HIV
       virus in men, has been shown to cut the risk of perinatal HIV infection
       by two-thirds in a trial on pregnant women. Some women, however, do not
       trust the study's findings because they worry that AZT may turn out to
       be the thalidomide of the 1990s. Until AIDS symptoms were defined as
       including uniquely female complications, women were left out of access
       to publicly-funded medical care and government disability benefits.
       Additionally, health care providers are not doing enough to help newly
       diagnosed women deal with the problems of domestic violence, abuse, and
       intimidation. Karen Rothenberg, of the University of Maryland School of
       Law, states that HIV-positive women are more apt to fear loss of their
       social structures, such as marriage, partnership or family, than
       economic complications, such as loss of employment or health insurance.
 DE    *Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/DRUG THERAPY/EPIDEMIOLOGY/
       *PREVENTION & CONTROL  Adolescence  Adult  Contact Tracing  Diagnostic
       Errors  *Health Policy  Health Services Needs and Demand  Human
       Incidence  Physician-Patient Relations  *Research  Sexual Partners
       Women's Health  Zidovudine/THERAPEUTIC USE  NEWSLETTER ARTICLE

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