Document 0124
 DOCN  M95A0124
 TI    HIV and AIDS: issues for women in Australia.
 DT    9510
 AU    Lucke JC; Raphael B
 SO    Health Care Women Int. 1995 May-Jun;16(3):221-8. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/95318023
 AB    The major HIV/AIDS-related issues facing women in Australia are
       outlined. From a global epidemiological perspective, women in Australia
       have almost gone unscathed by HIV infection. However, the potential for
       widespread infection cannot be ignored. The greatest threat for the
       majority of women in Australia is infection through sexual transmission.
       Although HIV infection is preventable, there are many social and
       economic factors that may hinder women's efforts to protect themselves.
       A major result of the global AIDS epidemic for women in Australia has
       been caring for a family member who has been infected with HIV. When a
       member of the family, usually a son, develops AIDS and is cared for at
       home, it is usually his mother who cares for him. She may face many
       difficult issues that may affect her health and well-being. Thus the
       small number of women infected with HIV in Australia does not accurately
       represent the impact the disease has had, and may potentially have, on
       the women of Australia.
 DE    Australia/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Caregivers  Cost of Illness  Female  Human  *HIV
       Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY/NURSING/PREVENTION & CONTROL  Risk Factors
       *Women's Health  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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