title: Maryland women living with HIV/AIDS.
abstract: Approximately one-quarter of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) cases reported in Maryland are women. African-American women account for 80% or more of the cases in the Baltimore-Metropolitan area. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive women are frequently dealing with a constellation of social problems including lack of resources, care-taking responsibilities for extended families, histories of substance abuse, and loss of others to AIDS. This article is an attempt to describe the social context of living with HIV/AIDS to Maryland physicians.
authors.affiliation: Division of AIDS Services, Baltimore County Health Department, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Berger
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008396:Maryland; D012944:Social Support; D012945:Social Values; D016387:Women's Health