HIV disproportionately affects women, who make up nearly half of those infected globally. Women are more vulnerable to HIV infection due to physical differences and complications during childbirth. In the US, most new HIV cases among women occur in 10 states, with nearly half in New York, Florida, Texas, California, and New Jersey. The largest age group of infected women is 25-34 years old. While HIV cannot be cured, treatment involves combinations of antiretroviral drugs that suppress the virus and stop disease progression.

1. HIV and Women
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2. Basic Information
❖ HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)
❖ Destroy immune system
❖ Strong infectiousness
❖ 3 main infected ways

3. Key Factors
❖ Nearly 36 million people
infected by HIV
❖ About 49% are women
❖ Women are more
vulnerable
➢ Physical difference
➢ Complication of HI
40%
85%
25%
74%
0
20
40
60
80
100
HIV-Negative HIV-Positive
Anal
HPV
infection
Cervical
HPV
infection

4. Current Trends
❖ Geography
➢ 10 states 68%
➢ New York;
Florida; Texas;
California and
New Jersey
account for 49%

5. Current Trends
❖ Age
➢ 25-34 Largest
group
➢ 35-44 25%
➢ 13-24 22%
➢ 45-54 17%
29% 25% 22% 17%
6%
0
25
50
75
100
25-34 35-44 13-24 45-54 55 or
over
HIV infection among women& girls,
2013, (by percentage)

6. AIDS Treatment in Women
❖ Cannot be completely cured
❖ 3 major treatment ways:
➢ The Cocktail treatment;
➢ Antiretroviral treatment
(ARVS)
➢ the Highly Active
Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)

7. AIDS Treatment in
Women
❖ The Cocktail
treatment(HAART)
➢ Three-drug combination
therapy
➢ Efavirenez;Retrovir;
Epivir

8. AIDS Treatment in Women
❖ Antiretroviral treatment
(ARVS)
➢ Combination of three
antiretroviral (ARV)
drugs
➢ Suppress the HIV virus
➢ Stop the progression of
HIV disease

9. AIDS Treatment in Women
❖ The Highly Active
Antiretroviral Therapy
(ART)
➢ combination of
antiretroviral
medicines
➢ slow the rate of HIV
copies of itself
(multiplies) in the body