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Integrating gender into HIV/AIDS programming (pdf 260k)

Gender plays an integral role in determining an individual's vulnerability to infection, his or her ability to access care, support or treatment, and the ability to cope when infected or affected.

This paper addresses the above mentioned issues and covers the following topics:

- The role of gender and sexuality in determining vulnerability
- Sociocultural factors
- Special vulnerabilities of adolescents and youth
- Integrating gender into HIV/AIDS programming
- Technical approaches for gender integration
- Interventions that empower
- Structural elements for gender integration

 

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