Ukraine's high HIV rates have, in a large part, been spurred by militarization and conflict in the country—factors which have disproportionally affected women.
Research has suggested thatare exposed to gender-based violence during conflict. In the case of Ukraine, interviews conducted by the OHCHR, indicate that sexual violence has been used in relation to the conflict in Crimea. Sexual violence makes women more susceptible to contracting HIV given the likelihood that perpetrators has abuse multiple victims without taking protective measures against STDs.
Gender-based violence is not only a cause of HIV, but it is also a consequence, leaving women and other marginalized genders disproportionally affected by its impact. Post-diagnosis, the probability of HIV positive Ukrainian women facing violence isAlthough evidence suggests domestic violence rates decrease after a HIV diagnosis, Ukrainian women living with HIV are still 16.3 percent more likely to experience domestic violence than HIV-negative women.
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