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The author discusses the research of the social aspects of HIV and AIDS. He says that the connection between HIV and poverty is complex and not a straightforward one and the material circumstances of people's lives play a key part in shaping their risk of infection as well as their capability to take care of themselves. He also discussed the book "Living With HIV and Dying With AIDS."

Background: Better understanding and addressing health inequities is a growing global priority., Objective: In this paper, we contribute to the literature examining complex relationships between biological and social dimensions in the field of health inequalities. Specifically, we explore the potential of intersectionality to advance current approaches to socio-biological entwinements., Design: We provide a brief overview of current approaches to combining both biological and social factors in a single study, and then investigate the contributions of an intersectional framework to such work., Results: We offer a number of concrete examples of how intersectionality has been used empirically to bring both biological and social factors together in the areas of HIV, post-traumatic stress disorder, female genital circumcision/mutilation/cutting, and cardiovascular disease., Conclusion: We argue that an intersectional approach can further research that integrates biological and social aspects of human lives and human health and ultimately generate better and more precise evidence for effective policies and practices aimed at tackling health inequities.