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For the past several years , the women of the United States have been devastated by the HIV /AIDS epidemic . There is a growing number of women who are diagnosed with AIDS from an 8 incident rate in the year 1985 to a staggering 27 by the year 2003 (Jaffe 2003 . It particularly affects African-American women . This is evidenced by the fact that African-American women have 25 more chance of contracting the disease as compared to their Caucasian counterparts . Globally , women often contract the disease through unprotected sexual relationships . In addition , African-American women

form 50 of those who are newly infected with HIV yearly , according to the Joint United Nations Programme

For African-American women , the ability to maintain their health and well being often pose a major challenge and setback . According to several studies , 50 percent of individuals who have HIV or AIDS are not on the receiving end of medical care while 25 of those infected with HIV or AIDS do not even know that they have the disease

During the past several years , we have seen advances in medical care and the government has even allotted a certain fund for HIV /AIDS victims . However , women , nationwide , have not fared much as compared to their male counterparts . This status is due generally to the fact that women often postpone seeking healthcare and medical treatment for the disease due to several barriers which include lacking resources for transportation and due to the sickness itself (Cunningham 1999

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