Women and HIV Quiz Answer Key

(Correct answers in red.)

1. What percentage of new HIV diagnoses in the U.S. occur among women?

• 12%
• 18%
• 32%
• 8%

2. What is the most common way women contract HIV?

• Sharing needles or other drug equipment
• Unprotected sex with a male living with HIV
• Being born with HIV

3. What is the chance of a baby being born HIV-negative to a parent living with HIV who consistently takes anti-HIV medications through pregnancy & childbirth?

• 83%
• 91%
• 99%
• 76%

4. True or false? Gender-affirming care & HIV treatment, including medications, results in higher rates of viral suppression among transgender women.

• True
• False

5. Which medication is often prescribed to HIV-negative women to prevent them from contracting HIV?

• PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis
• PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis)
• Antiretroviral therapy (ART)