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Women and HIV

HIV/STIs are increasingly affecting Peruvian women, and this study explored the social and cultural aspects that place women at increased vulnerability for infection by HIV/STIs.  Two main aspects were investigated: 1) the ideal of “romantic love” that some women have and this concept plays a role in their sexual practices, complicating the free and responsible expression of their sexuality; and 2) how coercion and sexual violence increase women’s risk for HIV/STI.