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HIV/AIDS in Cameroon: Rising gender issues in policy-making matters
Karolinska Inst, Stockholm, Sweden.
Karolinska Inst, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4415-7942
2007 (English)In: African Journal of Health Sciences, ISSN 1022-9272, E-ISSN 2306-1987, Vol. 14, no 3-4, p. 118-128Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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This literature review investigated gender differentials in HIV/AIDS in Cameroon and to which extent gender was taken into account in the country’s current policy on HIV/AIDS. The review found that in Cameroon women were at increased risk of being infected with HIV/AIDS compared to men and that apart from biological vulnerability, socio-cultural as well as economic factors accounted for those differences. In addition, the review found that at the policy level, the government has drawn up plans to reduce the high prevalence of HIV/AIDS among women. However, although the current policy acknowledged the need for tackling gender differentials in HIV/AIDS transmission; little has been done at the level of implementation. The current policy needs to be implemented in a more effective manner and a multisectorial approach should be explored in order to curb the current trend of the feminization of HIV/AIDS in Cameroon.

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2007. Vol. 14, no 3-4, p. 118-128
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-16087DOI: 10.4314/ajhs.v14i3.30857OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-16087DiVA, id: diva2:689123
Available from: 2014-01-20 Created: 2014-01-20 Last updated: 2022-09-16Bibliographically approved

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