Cial mechanisms. Connell's theory of gender and power has been shown previously to explain the gender effects in the spread of HIV/AIDS infection [11,12]. Sa and Larsen applied this theory in their study in Moshi, Tanzania, using gender inequality to explain women's risk of HIV infection [12]. In this study, we adopt Connell's theory of gender and power as a theoretical framework to explore and cl
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Gy, 178: 102?M.-A. Jenabian et al.studied here, a strong positive correlation was observed between levels of plasma sCD40L and IDO enzyme activity when evaluated in all HIV-infected patients (Spearman's P = 0?05, r = 0?317, Fig. 2a). We and others have shown that higher IDO-induced Trp catabolism is involved in the imbalance of Th17/Treg in favour of Treg by stimulation of Treg differentiation in
S in Nigeria [16]. The inheritance laws that favour men place women in economically disadvantaged positions, which make women more vulnerable to infection with HIV/ AIDS and its problems. Research carried out among HIVpositive women in Abia state, Nigeria showed that 86.7 of the women in the study were denied rights to family resources [20]. It is also generally accepted that sons provide continu
Among females aged 15-24 years was* Correspondence: ngozicmbonu@yahoo.comDepartment of Health Promotion, School of Public Health and Primary Care CAPHRI Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, Maastricht 6200 MD, The NetherlandsFull list of author information is available at the end of the article2.3 in 2008 while the prevalence rate among males aged 15-2
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Differences that feed on existing inequalities in the society, such as those found in gender [5,6]. While sex can be defined as the biological distinction between men and women [7], Schur (p. 10) describes gender as "the socio cultural and psychological shaping, patterning and evaluation of male and female behaviour" [8]. Butler (p. 42) similarly noted that gender is a mechanism by which notions o
N, transgender identity, alcohol use, or sexual behaviors.FTC/TDF and ulcer occurrenceA total of 1,019 participants tested seropositive for HSV-2 at baseline or during follow-up; of those, 22 (2.2 ) tested seropositive for HSV-2 after HIV seroconversion. Among the remaining 997,Daily Oral FTC/TDF PrEP and HSV-2 among MSMTable 1. Characteristics of participants testing HSV-2 seronegative at baselin