Annotated Sources

1) Rebecca de Souzaa
a University of Minnesota, Duluth, Minnesota, United States
Women’s studies international forum [0277-5395] de Souza yr:2010 vol:33 iss:3 pg. 244-252

This article discusses the dilemma that many women in India find themselves in; mainly they are loyal, married women who are infected by their husbands. Two women were interviewed and gave their stories of how they became infected. Other topics in this article include: patriarchal societies, the stigma of HIV, NGOs, cultural attitudes that lead to the spread of HIV.

2)Jayati Ghosh, Vandana Wadhwa, Ezekiel Kalpeni.The Vulnerability to HIV/AIDS among women of reproductive age in the slums of Delhi and Hyerabad, India. Social Science & Medicine. Vol. 68, Iss:4 Feb 2009, pgs 638-642

This article discusses how the cultural and economic status of women make them more prone to HIV attraction. In addition to the level of education in order to prevent further HIV spread. It was found that women tend to place more emphasis on motherly education instead of school education and as a result do not have a sufficient knowledge of HIV contraction. Also discuses the lack of empowerment among Indian women, freedom of communication, and economic autonomy.