Specific Populations: Women
Source: Health Resources and Services Administration
Manual addressing the primary care needs unique to women infected with HIV.
http://hab.hrsa.gov/deliverhivaidscare/files/clinicalcareguide2005.pdf
Source: AIDS Education & Training Centers National Resource Center
Printable document that includes recommendations for antiretroviral (ARV) therapy to prevent HIV transmission during pregnancy and for infants exposed to HIV.
http://aidsetc.org/aidsetc?page=etres-display&resource=etres-295
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fact sheet that describes the HIV/AIDS epidemic in women, including information on statistics and prevention challenges.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/women/index.htm
Source: AIDSinfo
Fact sheet series that provides information for women who are HIV infected and pregnant or have recently given birth. Describes the steps an HIV-infected pregnant woman can take to preserve her health and prevent transmission of HIV to her baby.
http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/contentfiles/Perinatal_FS_en.pdf
Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Information about HIV/AIDS in women, including information on current National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) research, HIV transmission, and symptoms of HIV infection specific to women.
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/HIVAIDS/Understanding/Population%20Specific%20Information/Pages/womenHiv.aspx
Source: HIV Prevention Trials Network
Official website of the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN), a worldwide collaborative clinical trials network that develops and tests the safety and efficacy of primarily non-vaccine interventions designed to prevent the transmission of HIV.
http://www.hptn.org/index.htm
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Slide set detailing rates of HIV and AIDS diagnoses among adult and adolescent women in the United States.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/slides/women/index.htm
Source: Office on Women's Health
Information about HIV/AIDS specifically for women, including testing, prevention, research, and treatment.
http://www.womenshealth.gov/hiv-aids/#
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fact sheet with information about HIV infection among women who have sex with women, including statistics, risk factors, and prevention.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/women/resources/factsheets/wsw.htm
Source: MedlinePlus
Links to information about HIV/AIDS and pregnancy.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/aidsandpregnancy.html
Source: Microbicide Trials Network
Official website of the Microbicide Trials Network (MTN), an international clinical trials network focused on reducing the transmission of HIV through the development and evaluation of microbicides.
http://www.mtnstopshiv.org/#
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Recommendations on HIV testing procedures for health care providers working in hospital emergency departments, urgent care clinics, inpatient services, substance abuse treatment clinics, public health clinics, community clinics, correctional health care facilities, and primary care settings.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5514a1.htm
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fact sheet with information on mother-to-child transmission of HIV, including information on statistics, risk factors, barriers to prevention, and prevention strategies.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/perinatal/resources/factsheets/pdf/perinatal.pdf
Source: AIDSinfo
Information and links about National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and HIV/AIDS research and resources for women and girls.
http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/education-materials/hiv-aids-awareness-days/149/national-women-and-girls-hiv-aids-awareness-day
Source: Office on Women's Health
Information for both the general public and health care professionals on women's health issues, links to publications, and other government resources.
http://www.womenshealth.gov/#
Source: Office on Women's Health
Information about opportunistic infections (OIs) and other conditions that occur in HIV-infected people, especially women.
http://www.womenshealth.gov/hiv-aids/opportunistic-infections-and-other-conditions/#
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fact sheet with information and statistics about mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/perinatal/index.htm
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Overview of the HIV prevention challenges that women face.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/women/challenges.htm
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Overview of the prevention challenges associated with mother-to-child HIV transmission in the United States.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/perinatal/challenges_partner.htm
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Information for health care providers who are planning and implementing a rapid HIV testing program for pregnant women of unknown HIV status during labor and delivery.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/testing/resources/guidelines/rt-labor&delivery.htm
Source: AIDSinfo
Printer-friendly guidelines for treating HIV-infected pregnant women and interventions to prevent perinatal transmission, including information on drug regimens, safety and toxicity of medications, delivery options, and care of infants born to HIV-infected mothers.
http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/contentfiles/PerinatalGL.pdf
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Information about what women can do to prevent contracting or spreading HIV.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/women/protection.htm
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