Feminization of the AIDS Epidemic

Authors

Mark S. Kaplan, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Abstract

Although males still constitute a substantial number of persons with AIDS, it is becoming clear that this is a disease affecting women and minority populations more adversely. Today women, while representing approximately 16 percent of all AIDS cases nationwide that are reported to the Centers for Disease Control, make up the fastest-growing segment of the population with AIDS. This article contends that AIDS is increasingly afflicting women who have little economic, political, or social power. Furthermore, misdirected public policy has been partly responsible for the greater incidence of the disease in certain regions and populations.

Recommended Citation

Kaplan, Mark S. (1995) "Feminization of the AIDS Epidemic," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 22: Iss. 2, Article 2.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.2238
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol22/iss2/2