Although the gender dimensions of HIV are recognized, the gendered structures of power that underscore the particular risk to women of infection are not fully understood, and the response fails to eng

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

• Infectious Women (2012) · doi

  Although the gender dimensions of HIV are recognized, the gendered structures of power that underscore the particular risk to women of infection are not fully understood, and the response fails to engage effectively with the gender context.

  Keywords: gender dimensions recognized gendered structures power underscore particular risk women infection fully understood response fails
• Social networks, gender and HIV within marriages in Kenya (2019) · doi

  Gender inequalities drive the HIV risk within marriages in Kenya, yet strategies to combat the spread of HIV are limited by their emphasis on the individual or dyadic relationship rather than the wider social-cultural relations that shape gender relations within marriage.

  Keywords: gender within relations inequalities drive risk marriages kenya strategies combat spread limited emphasis individual dyadic
• Church representatives’ perspectives on masculinities in the context of HIV: the case of the Ecumenical HIV and AIDS Initiative in Africa (2016) · doi

  Despite a growing body of literature related to church leaders challenging dominant norms of masculinities that may enable the spread of HIV, research on masculinity issues among African church representatives who are policy makers is scarce.

  Keywords: church despite growing body literature related leaders challenging dominant norms masculinities enable spread masculinity issues