ABSTRACT
Gender differences in HIV risk have been well documented in recent years. For example, the rate of HIV infection has increased more rapidly among women than men. In 1992, women accounted for 13.8% of persons living with AIDS, and by 1998 this proportion had risen to 23% (CDC, 1999). Women are more likely to be infected through heterosexual contact or injection drug use, whereas the lead ing source of transmission for men is male-to-male sexual contact.
