HIV/AIDS Facts and Figures
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PREVALENCE
- Globally, 54 per cent of all adults living with HIV are women.
- Young women worldwide make up more than 60 per cent of young people living with HIV; in sub-Saharan Africa, their share jumps to 72 per cent.
- Women and girls comprise 58 per cent of sub-Saharan Africans living with HIV; they bear the greatest burden of care.
- In the Caribbean, 53 per cent of adults living with HIV are women.
- In Asia, women account for a growing proportion of HIV infections: from 21 per cent in 1990 to 35 per cent in 2009.
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TREATMENT and PREVENTION
- To date, treatment for HIV and AIDS has only reached 54 per cent of people who need it.
- In 2011, 30 per cent of pregnant women living with HIV and eligible for treatment were receiving antiretroviral therapy for their own health, compared with 54 per cent of all eligible adults.
- In 26 of 31 countries with a generalized HIV epidemic, less than 50 per cent of young women have comprehensive and correct knowledge about HIV.
- An estimated 50 million women in Asia are at risk of acquiring HIV from their intimate partners. Evidence indicates that these women are either married or in long-term relationships with men who engage in high-risk sexual behaviours.
From http://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/hiv-and-aids/facts-and-figures#sthash.GRGeBg8k.dpuf
Two GCWM Seminars on HIV/AIDS, Truth or Consquence and The Loving Touch may be downloaded here.
