Women & HIV/AIDS in the United States. ACT UP Women's Network.
Women are one of the fastest-growing groups of people infected with HIV. Because the Centers for Disease Control's classification of AIDS does not recognize women-specific HIV-related opportunistic infections, however, women are not accurately represented in national statistics. Consequently, they are virtually excluded from AIDS clinical research.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000209:etiology*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000209:etiology; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000145:classification; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D016387:Women's Health