@article{3f6f7d94677740db910a32467e221cd6,
title = "Vulnerability to HIV/AIDS among women of reproductive age in the slums of Delhi and Hyderabad, India",
abstract = "This report explores how vulnerability to HIV/AIDS applies to women in the reproductive age range living in the slum areas of Delhi and Hyderabad. The paper is based on a qualitative study of AIDS awareness levels conducted during the summer of 2006. It offers insightful narratives from a sample of 32 women, providing an in depth view of their vulnerability to HIV/AIDS due to their precarious socioeconomic conditions and low AIDS awareness. The women cited lack of education, low empowerment in expressing and accessing information related to sexual matters, and poverty as key factors to vulnerability.",
keywords = "Contraceptive methods, HIV, India, Slums, Vulnerability, Women of reproductive age",
author = "Jayati Ghosh and Vandana Wadhwa and Ezekiel Kalipeni",
note = "Funding Information: This study was made possible by a 2006 research grant by the Association of American Geographers (AAG) and a travel grant by the Regional Development and Planning Specialty Group of the AAG awarded to the second author. We sincerely thank both bodies. Thanks also to Dr. Baleshwar Thakur, Dr. Kalpana Markandey, Dr. S. Simadhri, Mr. Sree Vikram Bhikkaji; Dr. P.P. Singh, Dr. Gurpreet Singh, Dr. Sathyavathi (Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation); Research students Jaya and Sarika (Delhi University), Pratigna and Premlata (Osmania University), and health personnel from the health posts. We are immensely grateful to the women who took part in this study for their cooperation and participation. Finally, thanks to the reviewers for their comments that greatly helped in crystallizing this work.",
year = "2009",
month = feb,
doi = "10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.11.023",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "68",
pages = "638--642",
journal = "Ethics in Science and Medicine",
issn = "0277-9536",
publisher = "Elsevier Limited",
number = "4",
}