Abstract
Women are infected with HIV at increasing rates worldwide and the incidence of new AIDS cases has been rising faster for women than for men. In China rural married women may become infected with HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) when their husbands return home after working in cities. Studies have demonstrated that many married rural women know little about condom use or STIs and that their low level of knowledge puts them at risk. Since HIV is mainly sexually transmitted and there is neither an effective vaccine nor a cure for HIV/AIDS the most important way to control HIV/AIDS is to decrease high-risk sexual behavior by improving womens HIV/AIDS-related knowledge and attitudes. In 2007 and 2008 we conducted a follow-up study with 737 married women in North Anhui China to evaluate the long-term effects of a peer education program for married women. (excerpt)
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