Manifest in differential negative reactions towards PLWHA in society, including in theMbonu et al. BMC Public Health 2010, 10:334 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/Page 3 ofhealth care system. Therefore it is important to understand the implications of the dominant male gender norms in Nigerian society as they affect women with respect to HIV/AIDS. In this paper, our principal objectives a