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Gender-based violence and HIV infection: Overlapping epidemics in Brazil

Are victims of gender-based violence at a higher risk for HIV infection? Read what we discovered about #Brazil‘s case: http://wrld.bg/r43b306DFDX

Gender-based violence and HIV infection: Overlapping epidemics in Brazil

One woman is victimized by violence every 15 seconds in Brazil, with a total of 23% of all Brazilian women experiencing violence in their lifetime. There are many notable consequences affecting victims of gender-based violence, yet many health consequences of violence have not been widely addressed…