One of the most important reasons for the increase of AIDS cases in women in many poor countries, particularly those in sub-Saharan Africa, is the:

A. existence of a culture that mandates that women do no paid labor.
B. legalization of the use of contraceptives.
C. lingering gendered power imbalance where men make all sexual decisions.
D. increased rate of unemployment of African men.


Answer: C

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