Gender based violence a key driver of HIV transmission in rural areas in Kenya

Since the start of the global HIV epidemic, young women and adolescent girls more so in rural areas are the ones who have been mostly affected by HIV because of their unequal cultural, social and economic status in society.

According to the National AIDS Control Council, women constitute more than half of all people living with HIV here in Kenya. Moreover, AIDS related illness remains the leading cause of death for women of reproductive age in Kenya.