Women and HIV in Prison Settings

Fact Sheets - Released in 2008

Women in prison are vulnerable to gender-based sexual violence; they may engage in risky behaviours and practices such as unsafe tattooing, injecting drug use, and, are more susceptible to self-harm.
 

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Organizations

  • United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
  • Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)