54. 性别不平等和基于性别的暴力问题普遍存在，继续使妇女面临感染艾滋病毒的风险，并且成为妨碍全球抗击艾滋病工作取得进展的主要障碍。与艾滋病有关的疾病仍是造成全球育龄妇女死亡的主要原因之一。2艾滋病毒易感性增高一直都与暴力问题有关。全球超过 1/3 的妇女遭受过人身暴力或性暴力，而且施暴者通常是她们的亲密伴侣。
54. Pervasive gender inequalities and gender-based violence continue to put women at risk of HIV infection and are major barriers to progress in the global AIDS response. AIDS-related illnesses are still a leading cause of death among women of reproductive age globally. 2 Increased vulnerability to HIV has been linked to violence. More than one in three women worldwide have experienced physical or sexual violence, often at the hands of their intimate partners.