HIV Infection and HIV-Associated Behaviors Among Injecting Drug Users -- 20 Cities, United States, 2009

Characteristic

Overall^†

HIV prevalence^†

%

(95% CI)

%

(95% CI)

Overall

100

--

9

(8-11)

Sex

Men

71

(69-73)

9

(8-10)

Women

29

(27-31)

10

(8-13)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic

22

(20-25)

12

(9-15)

Black, non-Hispanic

42

(40-44)

11

(10-13)

White, non-Hispanic

31

(29-34)

6

(4-8)

Other^§

4

(4-5)

--

--

Age group (yrs)

18-29

11

(10-13)

3

(0-10)

30-39

19

(18-21)

10

(6-13)

40-49

32

(30-34)

11

(9-13)

≥50

38

(36-39)

10

(7-12)

Education

Less than high school diploma

36

(34-38)

13

(10-15)

High school diploma

39

(37-41)

8

(6-10)

More than high school diploma

25

(24-27)

7

(5-9)

Poverty level

At or below federal poverty level

81

(80-83)

10

(8-11)

Above federal poverty level

19

(17-20)

7

(4-9)

Drug injected most frequently

Heroin only

64

(62-66)

7

(4-9)

Other/Multiple^¶

36

(34-38)

14

(12-16)

Region**

Northeast

34

(21-48)

12

(9-14)

South

27

(13-40)

11

(9-14)

Midwest

8

(0-22)

5

(2-7)

West

28

(15-42)

6

(4-8)

Abbreviation: CI = confidence interval.

* The National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System covers the following 20 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs): Atlanta, Georgia; Baltimore, Maryland; Boston, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Denver, Colorado; Detroit, Michigan; Houston, Texas; Los Angeles, California; Miami, Florida; Nassau-Suffolk, New York; New Orleans, Louisiana; New York, New York; Newark, New Jersey; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; San Diego, California; San Francisco, California; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Seattle, Washington; and Washington, District of Columbia.

† Percentages were weighted to adjust for differences in recruitment, the size of participants' networks of IDUs, and the size of the population of IDUs in each MSA.

§ Includes American Indian/Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islanders, and persons of multiple races.

¶ Other drugs injected alone or two or more drugs injected with the same frequency.

** The Northeast region includes the MSAs of Boston, Massachusetts; Nassau-Suffolk, New York; New York, New York; Newark, New Jersey; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. South region includes Atlanta, Georgia; Baltimore, Maryland; Dallas, Texas; Houston, Texas; Miami, Florida; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Washington, District of Columbia. Midwest region includes Chicago, Illinois and Detroit, Michigan. West region includes Denver, Colorado; Los Angeles, California; San Diego, California; San Francisco, California; and Seattle, Washington. San Juan, Puerto Rico, was not included.