Nearly 6 out of 10 new HIV-infected people are women | Rosario3.com

58% of new HIV infections among adults and youth over the age of 15 in the world occurred among women. This is indicated in a study of the Joint United Nations Program on HIV / AIDS (UNAIDS) presented in Paris

. According to this work, in 2017, 36.9 million people were living with HIV, of whom 21 7 million had access to treatment. On the other hand, 1.8 million people have contracted infection very recently, while there were 940,000 deaths due to AIDS-related illnesses, according to Doc Salud.

In addition, 6,600 young women between the ages of 15 and 24 each week infect with HIV, and more than one in three experiences physical or badual violence, usually from their partner. These data show that vulnerability to HIV among women is intimately linked to violence against women.

"Inequality, lack of empowerment and violence against women are human rights violations and continue to fuel new infections. HIV, "said Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS." We must not stop striving to eradicate harbadment, abuse and violence, whether at home, in the community or at the workplace. "