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One of the persistent beliefs about the HIV/AIDS pandemic is that it is mostly men who get infected. The reality, particularly in developing countries, is that women are not only getting infected at a faster rate than men but are also suffering more from the adverse impact of AIDS.
As of mid-1996 the Joint United Nations Programme on AIDS estimates that of the 25 million adults infected with HIV since the start of the epidemic, more than ten million are women.
One of the persistent beliefs about the HIV/AIDS pandemic is that it is mostly men who get infected. The reality, particularly in developing countries, is that women are not only getting infected at a faster rate than men but are also suffering more from the adverse impact of AIDS.
As of mid-1996 the Joint United Nations Programme on AIDS estimates that of the 25 million adults infected with HIV since the start of the epidemic, more than ten million are women.
