HIV and Women in California
This resource highlights new HIV diagnoses in California in 2019. Risk categories are in order of highest transmission risk (Injection Drug Use, Sexual Contact, and Other).
Women
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STDs during Pregnancy – CDC Basic Fact Sheet
This fact sheet discusses and answers basic questions about STDs during pregnancy. Topics covered include how STDs can affect women and thier unborn babies, if expectant mothers should be tested for STDs during their pregnancy, how to get treated for an STD while pregnant, and how to reduce the risk of getting an STD while pregnant.
Sex Worker Health & Harm Reduction 101
This handout is meant to accompany the Slide Deck for “Sex Worker Health & Harm Reduction 101," developed by Reframe Health and Justice for NASTAD in the fall of 2022.
Facilitators' Guide: Sex Worker Health & Harm Reduction 101
This facilitator's guide is meant to accompany the Slide Deck for “Sex Worker Health & Harm Reduction 101," developed by Reframe Health and Justice for NASTAD in the fall of 2022.
HIV is Ageless. Get Tested. (Women)
This information sheet discusses the importance of getting tested for HIV, regardless of age. It states that one in four new HIV infections are in women.
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Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Control: A Guide to Essential Practice
This guide includes WHO recommendations on screening and treatment of pre-cancer lesions and on HPV vaccination made through April 2014, taking account of relevant evidence-based findings published up to December 2013; emerging practices that are still being evaluated are also noted in this publication. This guide, which replaces the 2006 edition, has two new chapters, one newly organized chapter, and two substantially revised chapters. The new chapters include: Essentials for cervical a=cancer prevention and control programmes; and HPV vaccination.
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Addressing the Needs of Black Women in HIV Prevention in the U.S.
This infographic demonstrates some of the risk factors that contribute to higher HIV infection rates in American Black women, including classism, racism, and sexism. It illustrates that one in every 32 black women will be diagnosed with HIV, compared to one in 526 white women. It provides recommendations for HIV prevention interventions and gives additional resources. The infographic is also available as a jpg at http://www.aidsetc.org/resource/addressing-needs-black-women-hiv-prevention-us-infographic.
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Sexual Health of Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States
This information sheet provides key data on sexual activity, contraceptive use, pregnancy, prevalence of STDs, and access to reproductive health services among American teens and young adults.
HIV, Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), and Women: New Opportunities Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
This information sheet is an Issue Brief that discusses how Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) has been shown to be associated with increased risk for HIV among women as well as poorer treatment outcomes for those who are already infected. The brief provides an overview of new opportunities to address the needs of women at risk for and living with HIV who have experienced IPV, as well as a summary of key statistics and definitions.
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HIV/AIDS in the Lives of Gay and Bisexual Men in the United States
This report summarizes the findings of survey of gay and bisexual men in the U.S. that focused on their attitudes, knowledge, and experiences with HIV/AIDS and new HIV therapies. The study was conducted to find out what gay and bisexual men knew and thought about HIV, new treatments, and the obstacles to taking them.
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