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1559529

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-5-11
pubmed:abstractText
The number and proportion of women with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)1 and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) have increased rapidly throughout the past decade. Despite these increases, research attention on women with AIDS has been relatively scarce until recently. It is likely that there are important sex differences at all phases of the disease process-from prevention, through viral exposure, diagnosis, and living with HIV, to treatment for AIDS. Therefore, research findings from studies of men may not all be extended reliably to women with HIV and AIDS. In this article, we review the literature on U.S. women in particular and discuss what differentiates these women from their male counterparts with the disease. We begin with an epidemiologic review and description of the natural history of the disease to lay the foundation for a more complete understanding of the biological and psychosocial factors relevant to AIDS in women. The association between psychosocial mechanisms--including stress, control, and social support--and immune-mediated disease outcomes is discussed in detail. Implications for research, prevention, and treatment also are considered.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0278-6133
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-16
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Women and AIDS in the United States: epidemiology, natural history, and mediating mechanisms.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-7447.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't