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HIV/AIDS and Hispanic Americans

From Office of Minority Health

November 29, 2012

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At a Glance -- HIV Infection Cases by Transmission (Adults)

Estimated Number of Male Adults or Adolescents (>13 Years) Living With HIV Infection Year-End 2008, by Transmission Category (37 States With Confidential Name-Based HIV Infection Reporting)

Transmission # Hispanic Cases % of Hispanic Cases # of White Cases % of White Cases
Male-to-male sexual contact 40,769 47% 144,944 80%
Injection drug use 15,654 18% 13,755 8%
Heterosexual contact 7,706 9% 7,583 4%
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use 4,361 5% 14,304 8%
Other 304 0.4% 1,483 0.8%
Estimated Total 85,854   182,069  

Source: CDC 2011. HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2009, v.21. Table 17a.
www.cdc.gov/hiv/surveillance/resources/reports/2009report/pdf/2009SurveillanceReport.pdf [PDF | 2MB]

Estimated Number of Female Adults or Adolescents (>13 years) Living With HIV Infection Year-End 2008 by Transmission Category (37 States With Confidential Name-Based HIV Infection Reporting)

Transmission # Hispanic Cases % of Hispanic Cases # of White Cases % of White Cases
Heterosexual contact 19,323 71% 20,921 65%
Injection drug use 7,841 29% 10,782 33%
Other 199 1% 504 2%
Estimated Total 27,363   32,207  

Source: CDC 2011. HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2009, v.21. Table 17a.
www.cdc.gov/hiv/surveillance/resources/reports/2009report/pdf/2009SurveillanceReport.pdf [PDF | 2MB]

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