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Gender and HIV/AIDS
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HIV/AIDS is closely associated with gender inequality and socio-cultural norms about masculinity and femininity. It is also associated with unequal power relations and decision making capacities between men and women.
Mainstreaming Gender in HIV/AIDS programmes means a number of includes:
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An understanding of the nature and extent of vulnerability to HIV infection of women and girls, and putting the rights of women central to programmatic responses aimed at curbing HIV spread to women.
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An effort to provide equitable access and control over resources, including information; skills; services; and power to both men/boys and women/girls.
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Understanding social, cultural, economic, political and institutional barriers experienced by persons living with HIV. The barriers for men/boys would be expected to be different from those for women/ girls, and this needs to be included in programmatic responses.
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Understanding the differential impact of HIV on boys/men and girls/women at various levels – household, community, society and in the context of social as well as economic parameters- and to design differential strategies for both genders.
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Understanding that a rights based and participatory approach is required for interventions.
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