HIV and Violence against Women
HIV and VAW are two mutually reinforcing pandemics that affect the health and development of millions of women, families and communities worldwide. According to the WHO Multi-Country Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence against Women (2005) carried out in 15 sites in 10 countries, the lifetime prevalence of physical violence by partners ranged from 13% (urban Japan) to 61% (provincial Peru), with most sites falling between 23% and 49%. HIV and VAW share a complex network of structural and intermediary factors as well as development and health outcomes at the individual, family and community levels, with a common basis in gender inequalities, intersected with other sources of discrimination such as ethnicity, age, level of education, socio-economic status, area of residence, sexual orientation, among others. (Luciano, Dinys. 2009. Development Connections)
Course on "Empowerment, HIV and Violence Against Women"
Global Edition of the Course
Caribbean - DVCN, Interamerican Commission on Women (CIM/OAS), UNIFEM and CAFRA
Latin America - DVCN, CIM/OAS, LACWHN, Isis International and UNIFEM
HIV and VAW in Indigenous Communities in Latin America - DVCN, Diakonia, Family Care International
HIV and VAW in the Dominican Republic: DVCN, Colectiva Mujer y Salud, COPRESIDA
Publications (Manuals, articles, interviews)
Fiona Hale and Marijo Vazquez. Violence against women living with HIV/AIDS: A background paper. Development Connections, the International Community of Women Living with HIV (ICW Global) with the support of UN Women. Washington D.C. 2011
Dinys Luciano. A manual for integrating the programmes and services of HIV and VAW. (2009)
Jacqueline Patterson - Violence against Women and HIV&AIDS—Promoting Prevention
Marilyn Thomson - HIV and Violence Against Women - Monitoring and Evaluation of Programmes
Dinys Luciano, 2007. Intersections between HIV and VAW in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Dinys Luciano. 2007. Integrating HIV and Violence Against Women Policies and Programs – a Needs Assessment in the Dominican Republic. Development Connections. Washington D.C.
Series of recorded presentations in Elluminate on Methodological and Ethical Considerations when Researching HIV and VAW – Global Course on Empowerment, HIV and VAW. Development Connections and UNIFEM, 2009.
Charlotte Watts. University of London, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK.
In Spanish
Carlos Guida (Universidad del Uruguay).
Andrea Marino. FEIM, Argentina.
Wendy Alba. Violencia contra las mujeres y VIH en la República Dominicana Boletín DVCN No.1, 2007.