HIV positive women getting worse treatment than men

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From the Positive Living BC eNews 95 this week:

VANCOUVER - Researchers in British Columbia researchers say they've found that women are far more likely than men to receive sub-standard care and treatment after they test HIV positive.

Findings from two studies by the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV-AIDS say barriers to treatment and care are leading to higher death rates and transmission among women with the virus.

Read the full story in Positive Living eNews.