Women, Poverty, and the Epidemic in China: Case Studies on Rural People Living with HIV/AIDS

This study documents the new wave of the “feminization of HIV/AIDS” in China. There is a gender difference of infection routes. Women were infected through heterosexual contact much more frequently than men. This study also discusses power struggles and gender asymmetries between rural couples living with HIV/AIDS, especially on the issues of “disclosure of the illness” and “condom negotiation.”

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Wang X, Zhang X, Xu Y, Zhang Y. Women, Poverty, and the Epidemic in China: Case Studies on Rural People Living with HIV/AIDS. SAGE journals. 2010;18(2):129-146. doi: 10.2190/IL.18.2.d