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An Epidemiological and Intersectional Approach to Understanding African Descent Women’s HIV Risk in the United States
Proceedings of International Conference on Social and Education Sciences - 2021
Yvonne O. Patterson
Dr. Valarie Akerson, Dr. Mack Shelley
978-1-952092-23-7
110-124
Despite the advent of life-saving prevention and treatment strategies which have helped to slow the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the incidence, prevalence, and mortality rates for African descent women far outnumber the rates of all other racial groups of women in the United States of America. While risk-taking behavior as well as women’s biological vulnerabilities are important factors in explaining the disproportionate HIV/AIDS incidence and prevalence rates among all racial groups of women; alone, they are inadequate in explaining the disparity faced by African descent women. Examining the environment in which “risky behaviors” take place is critical in understanding the HIV/AIDS epidemic among African descent women. An understanding of the epidemic among African descent women is crucial in developing effective prevention and treatment strategies. The paper will discuss the conditions and intersecting factors which underlie the HIV/AIDS health disparity among women of African descent in the U.S. An epidemiological framework along with an intersectional approach will be used to guide the discussion.
Patterson, Y. O. (2021). An epidemiological and intersectional approach to understanding African descent women’s HIV risk in the United States. In V. Akerson & M. Shelley (Eds.), Proceedings of IConSES 2021-- International Conference on Social and Education Sciences (pp. 110-124), Chicago, USA. ISTES Organization.
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