Sabo C E, Carwein V L
Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 1994 May-Jun;5(3):15-21.
The incidence of AIDS in women over the age of 13 is increasing dramatically in the United States, with 40,702 cases reported by the end of September 1993 (Department of Health and Human Services, 1993). Some data indicate women are becoming infected at an earlier age and have a shorter survival time than men. The authors provide a background to the female epidemic, discuss the unique pathophysiologic progress of HIV disease in women, and present the sociocultural and economic issues that contribute to women's risk. Nurses must become knowledgeable of the issues directly impacting on women in order to provide appropriate education, counseling, care, and leadership to women.
在美国，13岁以上女性艾滋病的发病率急剧上升，截至1993年9月底已报告40702例（卫生与公众服务部，1993年）。一些数据表明，女性感染艾滋病的年龄越来越小，存活时间比男性短。作者介绍了女性艾滋病流行的背景，讨论了女性感染艾滋病毒疾病独特的病理生理过程，并提出了导致女性感染风险的社会文化和经济问题。护士必须了解直接影响女性的这些问题，以便为女性提供适当的教育、咨询、护理和指导。
