Integrating multiple PEPFAR gender strategies to improve HIV interventions: Recommendations from five case studies of programs in Africa

Recognizing that HIV risk is shaped by a complex web of social, economic, and legal factors that affect women, men, girls, and boys differently, many in the development community have long been calling for the integration of gender-specific1 strategies to combat the spread of HIV (Gupta 2000; Gupta et al. 2008). The merit of this approach is supported by recent research demonstrating that HIV programs that integrate multiple PEPFAR gender strategies can be particularly effective in helping women protect themselves against HIV and reducing the frequency of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV; Pronyk et al. 2008).

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