Title: African American women hit hard by HIV / AIDS.

POPLINE Document Number: 281900

Source citation:

Contraceptive Technology Update, 2005 Feb;26(2):[3] p..

Abstract:

African American women are far more likely to be infected with HIV than are white women and Hispanic women, a problem that has been growing, according to recent reports by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Non-Hispanic black females have 19 times the rate of HIV infection as non-Hispanic white females and five times the rate as Hispanic women, according to surveillance data from 32 states between 2000 and 2003. In all, 28% of the HIV/AIDS cases diagnosed in the 32 states from 2000 to 2003 were of women; and of these cases, about 69% were African American women. CDC surveillance data counted 25,254 HIV/AIDS diagnoses among African American women, compared with 6,545 cases among white women and 3,792 cases among Hispanic women. “When you look at the HIV/AIDS rates, the rates were higher among minorities since the beginning, but the numbers didn’t [ratchet up] until the mid-’90s, and since then it’s been predominantly a racial minority epidemic,” says Robert Janssen, MD, director of the CDC’s Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention-Surveillance and Epidemiology. (excerpt)

Keywords:

United States
Prevalence
Comparative Studies
Women
Hispanics
Whites
Blacks
HIV Infections
HIV Prevention
Minority Groups
HIV Testing
Counseling
North America
Americas
Developed Countries
Measurement
Research Methodology
Studies
Demographic Factors
Population
Ethnic Groups
Cultural Background
Population Characteristics
Viral Diseases
Diseases
Laboratory Examinations and Diagnoses
Examinations and Diagnoses
Clinic Activities
Program Activities
Programs
Organization and Administration