Thirty years since the discovery of HIV, the HIV pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa accounts for more than two thirds\r\nof the world�s HIV infections. Southern Africa remains the region most severely affected by the epidemic. Women\r\ncontinue to bear the brunt of the epidemic with young women infected almost ten years earlier compared to their\r\nmale counterparts. Epidemiological evidence suggests unacceptably high HIV prevalence and incidence rates\r\namong women. A multitude of factors increase women�s vulnerability to HIV acquisition, including, biological,\r\nbehavioral, socioeconomic, cultural and structural risks. There is no magic bullet and behavior alone is unlikely to\r\nchange the course of the epidemic. Considerable progress has been made in biomedical, behavioral and structural\r\nstrategies for HIV prevention with attendant challenges of developing appropriate HIV prevention packages which\r\ntake into consideration the socioeconomic and cultural context of women in society at large.
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