WOMEN, GIRLS AND HIV/AIDS
Women, girls and HIV/AIDS why we talk about women and girls it’s because they are very vulnerable people when it comes to these issues.
This is because women and girls fear the pandemic, HIV/AIDS is not just a purely health problem for women but among other, a gender and human rights issues. My article seeks to give an overview of this perspective woman and girls are particularly vulnerable to HIV, with about half of all infection worldwide occurring among them are these.
The vulnerability is due to these facts I outline
1. Inadequate knowledge about AIDS
2. Insufficient access to HIV prevention services
3. Inability to negotiate safer sex and lack of female control on HIV prevention methods, such as moicrobicides a research which is still taking place in Zambia. We are still waiting for clinically trials which are yet to be seen
When we talk about gender we should understand the meaning of gender?
What is gender?
(a) The sexual division into male and female their shouldn’t be no discrimination according to male or female both be equal.
Biologically, the risk of HIV infection during unprotected vaginal intercourse is two to four times higher for women than men. This is because women have a bigger surface area of mucosa exposed to their partners sexual secretions during intercourse. Semen also contains a higher concentration of HIV than vaginal secration.also, semen can stay in the vaginal for hours after intercourse. Women therefore are inherently at greater risk than men of contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted with an infected partner this is scientiftly proofed .
Why focus on women and girls on gender, most African governments, the business sectors and religious communities have begun working together effective intervention strategies to mitigate the effects of the epidemic. Women by virtue of being natural careers, tend to be the chief implementers of these interventions. Capacity building in mitigation is an empowerment tool they need to ensure infection does not spread and care is administered safely without prejudicing the women’s own health. Programmers for women’s empowerment need to focus on situations where culture traditions fuel HIV infections ,these are reasons why issues of gender should be looked on gender on the side of women and girls because all guilt and many challenges.
Grief and in some instances guilt, are challenges most women face when confronted with their HIV- infected newborn babies. It is therefore important that women know more about making informed choices on child bearing, pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding of their infants when living with HIV. Most countries in southern Africa have effective’s prevention of parents to child transmission programmers, which women can employ, only if they have adequately education about them. I talked to a lady in Congo DRC named Ruth and she had this to say
“, women in Congo and Africa at large are told not to talk about issues of sex in public even when you are being raped in your house. this is a taboo in African tradition but these days we are getting enlightened reason because of the radio we have in the market but still is not doing much because women in Congo DRC and Africa at large don’t support each other and this is the animal which is killing us has women and the women in higher position are using their powers wrongly and just want to be supported if the want to be voted back in to their sites “,
The shame of getting HIV positive results has often led many women to choose not to disclose or even seek assistance such as counseling and treatment. This doesn’t matter on the education of the women even if she is carrying a degree on her back or not educated they all think the same at the end of that day .
Appropriate HIV and AIDS education equips women with adequate knowledge on how to prevent further infection as well as positive living and treatment of opportunistic infection. Women need to learn that testing HIV positive does not too late to negotiate safer sex in their relationship to avoid further re – infection.
There should be basic health precautions: the use of gloves when bathing or dressing wounds, thorough washing of utensils used and ensuring a clean environment are some of the measure of the caregivers.
Instances where an injection has to be administered, care should be taken to ensure the caregiver does not get pricked. in the event of such an accident, medication known as post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) would need to be administered, would need to be administered within 72 hours of the mishap. Should one be caring for an infected partner, safer sex should be practiced such as the use of condoms?
Effective challenging of traditional rituals that put community members at risk. The washing of corpses (usually by women) as a means of bidding farewell is common in most communities in southern Africa. It is becoming increasing popular in some communities to wear gloves while washing a corpse, through in some areas funerals parlous have taken up his role advocacy campaigns against wife inheritance contribute in lessening the spread of HIV.
However the traditional concept of caring for the deceased family can be done without invoking sexual intimacy.
Protection of children from sexual abuse. This is essential in dispelling the many myths that have resulted in the abuse and in most instances, HIV infection of minors, particularly girls. Empowering the girl child with knowledge of HIV and AIDS and encouraging dialogue contributes to mitigation advocating for the empowerment of the girl child against gender injustices helps in creating a non- threatening environment, safe from inadvertent HIV infections.
Gender and Human Rights in 1993 vienna declaration and program me of action state that the human rights of women and of girl – child are an inalienable, integral and indivisible part of universal human rights. It has since been acknowledged that violence against women hinders them from achieving the objectives of equality, development and peace. It is also according to the 1995 beijing declaration and platform for action, barrier to the enjoyment by women of their human rights and fundamental freedoms.
The promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women are, according the Millennium Development Goals, effective ways of combating poverty, hunger and disease and stimulating sustainable development.
Gender – based violence and the fear of violence affect women’s ability to prevent transmission of HIV and compromise their access to a range of services, including testing and treatment. Women also often experience further violence once they are or perceived to be infected.
WOMEN, GIRLS AND HIV/AIDS
Women, girls and HIV/AIDS why we talk about women and girls it’s because they are very vulnerable people when it comes to these issues.
This is because women and girls fear the pandemic, HIV/AIDS is not just a purely health problem for women but among other, a gender and human rights issues. My article seeks to give an overview of this perspective woman and girls are particularly vulnerable to HIV, with about half of all infection worldwide occurring among them are these.
The vulnerability is due to these facts I outline
1. Inadequate knowledge about AIDS
2. Insufficient access to HIV prevention services
3. Inability to negotiate safer sex and lack of female control on HIV prevention methods, such as moicrobicides a research which is still taking place in Zambia. We are still waiting for clinically trials which are yet to be seen
When we talk about gender we should understand the meaning of gender?
What is gender?
(a) The sexual division into male and female their shouldn’t be no discrimination according to male or female both be equal.
Biologically, the risk of HIV infection during unprotected vaginal intercourse is two to four times higher for women than men. This is because women have a bigger surface area of mucosa exposed to their partners sexual secretions during intercourse. Semen also contains a higher concentration of HIV than vaginal secration.also, semen can stay in the vaginal for hours after intercourse. Women therefore are inherently at greater risk than men of contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted with an infected partner this is scientiftly proofed .
Why focus on women and girls on gender, most African governments, the business sectors and religious communities have begun working together effective intervention strategies to mitigate the effects of the epidemic. Women by virtue of being natural careers, tend to be the chief implementers of these interventions. Capacity building in mitigation is an empowerment tool they need to ensure infection does not spread and care is administered safely without prejudicing the women’s own health. Programmers for women’s empowerment need to focus on situations where culture traditions fuel HIV infections ,these are reasons why issues of gender should be looked on gender on the side of women and girls because all guilt and many challenges.
Grief and in some instances guilt, are challenges most women face when confronted with their HIV- infected newborn babies. It is therefore important that women know more about making informed choices on child bearing, pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding of their infants when living with HIV. Most countries in southern Africa have effective’s prevention of parents to child transmission programmers, which women can employ, only if they have adequately education about them. I talked to a lady in Congo DRC named Ruth and she had this to say
“, women in Congo and Africa at large are told not to talk about issues of sex in public even when you are being raped in your house. this is a taboo in African tradition but these days we are getting enlightened reason because of the radio we have in the market but still is not doing much because women in Congo DRC and Africa at large don’t support each other and this is the animal which is killing us has women and the women in higher position are using their powers wrongly and just want to be supported if the want to be voted back in to their sites “,
The shame of getting HIV positive results has often led many women to choose not to disclose or even seek assistance such as counseling and treatment. This doesn’t matter on the education of the women even if she is carrying a degree on her back or not educated they all think the same at the end of that day .
Appropriate HIV and AIDS education equips women with adequate knowledge on how to prevent further infection as well as positive living and treatment of opportunistic infection. Women need to learn that testing HIV positive does not too late to negotiate safer sex in their relationship to avoid further re – infection.
There should be basic health precautions: the use of gloves when bathing or dressing wounds, thorough washing of utensils used and ensuring a clean environment are some of the measure of the caregivers.
Instances where an injection has to be administered, care should be taken to ensure the caregiver does not get pricked. in the event of such an accident, medication known as post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) would need to be administered, would need to be administered within 72 hours of the mishap. Should one be caring for an infected partner, safer sex should be practiced such as the use of condoms?
Effective challenging of traditional rituals that put community members at risk. The washing of corpses (usually by women) as a means of bidding farewell is common in most communities in southern Africa. It is becoming increasing popular in some communities to wear gloves while washing a corpse, through in some areas funerals parlous have taken up his role advocacy campaigns against wife inheritance contribute in lessening the spread of HIV.
However the traditional concept of caring for the deceased family can be done without invoking sexual intimacy.
Protection of children from sexual abuse. This is essential in dispelling the many myths that have resulted in the abuse and in most instances, HIV infection of minors, particularly girls. Empowering the girl child with knowledge of HIV and AIDS and encouraging dialogue contributes to mitigation advocating for the empowerment of the girl child against gender injustices helps in creating a non- threatening environment, safe from inadvertent HIV infections.
Gender and Human Rights in 1993 vienna declaration and program me of action state that the human rights of women and of girl – child are an inalienable, integral and indivisible part of universal human rights. It has since been acknowledged that violence against women hinders them from achieving the objectives of equality, development and peace. It is also according to the 1995 beijing declaration and platform for action, barrier to the enjoyment by women of their human rights and fundamental freedoms.
The promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women are, according the Millennium Development Goals, effective ways of combating poverty, hunger and disease and stimulating sustainable development.
Gender – based violence and the fear of violence affect women’s ability to prevent transmission of HIV and compromise their access to a range of services, including testing and treatment. Women also often experience further violence once they are or perceived to be infected.
