Vulnerability and Resilience: Gender and HIV/AIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean
By Geeta Rao Gupta (09/02, En, Es) See also Social Development
This paper reviews the most recent literature on HIV/AIDS, gender and sexuality in Latin America and the Caribbean and identifies the various ways in which gender influences the effectiveness of HIV/AIDS prevention and access to services offering treatment, care and support. Under the rubric of gender, attention is also paid to issues as they affect adolescent boys and men. In analyzing the vast number of sociocultural and economic factors contributing to women?s and men?s vulnerability to HIV/AIDS in the region, this paper puts forth a number of recommendations for program and policy interventions that can help to reduce gender-related vulnerabilities to HIV/AIDS.
This working paper is being published with the sole objective of contributing to the debate on a topic of importance to the region, and to elicit comments and suggestions from interested parties. This paper has not gone through the Department's peer review process or undergone consideration by the SDS Management Team. As such, it does not reflect the official position of the Inter-American Development Bank.
Last updated: 05/08/07
