China: The intersections between poverty, health inequity, reproductive health and HIV/AIDS

From her research in rural China, Joan Kaufman looks at the impact of inequities and under investment on health problems like reproductive health and critical disease threats such as HIV/AIDS. She argues that both a public health system that provides basic care as well as outreach and health education to poor women are required in order to change risk behaviors and adopt health promotion actions. Development (2005) 48, 113–119. doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100187