Specific Populations: Women
Source: Health Resources and Services Administration
Manual addressing the primary care needs unique to women infected with HIV.
http://hab.hrsa.gov/deliverhivaidscare/files/clinicalcareguide2005.pdf
Source: AIDS Education & Training Centers National Resource Center
Printable document that includes recommendations for antiretroviral (ARV) therapy to prevent HIV transmission during pregnancy and for infants exposed to HIV.
http://aidsetc.org/aidsetc?page=etres-display&resource=etres-295
Source: AIDSinfo
Fact sheet series that provides information for women who are HIV infected and pregnant or have recently given birth. Describes the steps an HIV-infected pregnant woman can take to preserve her health and prevent transmission of HIV to her baby.
http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/contentfiles/Perinatal_FS_en.pdf
Source: HIV Prevention Trials Network
Worldwide clinical trials network that develops and tests nonvaccine strategies to prevent the transmission of HIV.
http://www.hptn.org/index.htm
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Slide set detailing rates of HIV and AIDS diagnoses among adult and adolescent women in the United States.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/slides/women/index.htm
Source: Office on Women's Health
Information about HIV/AIDS specifically for women, including testing, prevention, research, and treatment.
http://www.womenshealth.gov/hiv-aids/#
Source: MedlinePlus
Links to information about HIV/AIDS and pregnancy.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/aidsandpregnancy.html
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fact sheet that describes the HIV/AIDS epidemic in women, including information on statistics and prevention challenges.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/women/index.htm
Source: Microbicide Trials Network
Worldwide clinical trials network that evaluates microbicides designed to prevent HIV transmission.
http://www.mtnstopshiv.org/#
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Recommendations on HIV testing procedures for health care providers working in hospital emergency departments, urgent care clinics, inpatient services, substance abuse treatment clinics, public health clinics, community clinics, correctional health care facilities, and primary care settings.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5514a1.htm
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fact sheet with a brief description of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, including information on statistics, risk factors and barriers to prevention, and prevention strategies.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/perinatal/resources/factsheets/perinatal.htm
Source: AIDSinfo
Information and links about National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and HIV/AIDS research and resources for women and girls.
http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/education-materials/hiv-aids-awareness-days/149/national-women-and-girls-hiv-aids-awareness-day
Source: Office on Women's Health
Information for both the general public and health care professionals on women's health issues, links to publications, and other government resources.
http://www.womenshealth.gov/#
Source: National Women's Health Information Center
Information about opportunistic infections that occur in HIV-infected people, especially women.
http://www.womenshealth.gov/hiv-aids/opportunistic-infections-and-other-conditions/#
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fact sheet with information and statistics about mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/perinatal/index.htm
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Overview of the prevention challenges associated with mother-to-child HIV infection in the United States.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/perinatal/challenges.htm
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Overview of the HIV prevention challenges that women face.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/women/challenges.htm
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Information for health care providers who are planning and implementing a rapid HIV testing program for pregnant women of unknown HIV status during labor and delivery.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/testing/resources/guidelines/rt-labor&delivery.htm
Source: AIDSinfo
Printer-friendly guidelines for treating HIV-infected pregnant women and interventions to prevent perinatal transmission, including information on drug regimens, safety and toxicity of medications, delivery options, and care of infants born to HIV-infected mothers.
http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/contentfiles/PerinatalGL.pdf
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Information about what women can do to prevent contracting or spreading HIV.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/women/protection.htm