#Marriage a Barrier to #ARV treatment for Swazi #Women | Inter Press Service
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“Submission might result in death, revolt can result in life, but threatens the loss of dignity and the refuge found in a marriage, and can bring shame when a marriage fails,” said a 25-year-old married woman quoted in the study.
National HIV prevalence is 26 percent among people aged 15-49, and 5,600 women were newly infected with HIV in 2012, according to the United Nations. Two thirds of infections are among women aged 25 and over – in their married, childbearing years.