Race/Ethnicity
Race/Ethnicity
CROI 2013: Black Gay Men Have Higher HIV Risk Despite Fewer Partners
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- Category: HIV Prevention
- Published on Monday, 11 March 2013 00:00
- Written by Gus Cairns
An analysis of 4 studies of sexual risk and HIV infection in U.S. gay men, presented at the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2013) last week in Atlanta, has found a 22% higher risk of HIV infection per sexual contact among black gay men that is not explained by other factors such as number of sexual partners, injecting drug use, or age.
February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
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- Category: Race/Ethnicity
- Published on Wednesday, 06 February 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
February 7 is the 13th annual observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), an opportunity to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS among African Americans -- the group that bears the greatest burden of the epidemic in the U.S.
Based on the latest surveillance data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), African Americans account for 44% of all new HIV infections and nearly half of all adults and adolescents living with HIV in the U.S., even though they make up only about 14% of the total population. And while the number of new infections among African-American women has begun to decline, black women still have an HIV incidence rate about 20 times higher than that of white women and 5 times higher than that of Latina women.
October 15 is National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
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- Category: HIV Populations
- Published on Monday, 15 October 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Monday is National Latino AIDS Awareness Day(NLAAD), an opportunity to raise awareness about the HIV/AIDS epidemic among Latino and Hispanic people in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), while Latinos/Hispanics make up 16% of the total U.S. population, they accounted for 20% of all new HIV infections and 19% of all people living with HIV in 2009. As is true for all racial/ethnic groups, gay and bisexual Latino men are most heavily affected by the epidemic, accounting for two-thirds of new HIV infections. 
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day Highlights Disparities and Needs of Latino/Hispanic Population
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- Category: HIV Populations
- Published on Tuesday, 16 October 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day(NLAAD), recognized annually on October 15, is opportunity to raise awareness about the HIV/AIDS epidemic among Latino and Hispanic people in the U.S.
U.S. Conference on AIDS Underway this Week in Las Vegas
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- Category: HIV Prevention
- Published on Tuesday, 02 October 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
The U.S. Conference on AIDS (USCA), one of the major meetings focused on the domestic HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States, is taking place this week in Las Vegas. Among the major themes are advances in HIV prevention, disparities in HIV epidemiology and access to care, implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, and how healthcare reform will affect people with HIV. Follow blog.Aids.gov for reports throughout the conference. 
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