More than half of women have been forced into unprotected sex

This was revealed by gender officer at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Irene Ramatala, at a New Directions in Global Health seminar held in Sowa Town, which addressed gender based violence (GBV) and its links to HIV/AIDS infection. Ramatala noted that the figures were from a 2010 study.

She said the study showed women who experienced GBV were 50 percent more likely to be infected with HIV than women in non-violent relationships.