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HIV/AIDS in the African-American Community: Statistics
- Rate of New HIV Infections Among Blacks in South Carolina Six Times Higher Than Among Other Races, Health Department Estimates Find (September 15, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- African-Born People May Account for Many HIV Cases in U.S., Report Says (August 28, 2008)
From aidsmap.com
- HIV/AIDS and African Americans (January 22, 2008)
From Office of Minority Health
- Black-White HIV Mortality Ratio in U.S. Has Widened in HAART Era, Study Finds (January 3, 2008)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Hispanic, Black Men More Likely to Contract HIV From Drug Use, Related Risky Behavior (August 1, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Racial Disparities in HIV Diagnosis, Access to Care and Treatment Effects (February 27, 2007)
In Exclusive Coverage of the 14th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- HIV Prevalence Increases in the U.S., 48% Are Black (August 14, 2006)
In XVI International AIDS Conference
- Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Diagnoses of HIV/AIDS -- 33 States, 2001-2004 (February 10, 2006)
The number and rate of diagnoses during this period were higher among African Americans than all other racial or ethnic groups combined.
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Many U.S. Men Who Have Sex With Men, Especially Younger Men and African-Americans, Are Unaware They Have HIV (June 24, 2005)
Results from a five-city U.S. study.
To read PDF, click here
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV Prevalence Among U.S. Blacks Was 2.14% in 2001, CDC Says (February 28, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- HIV Transmission Among Black Women -- North Carolina, 2004 (February 4, 2005)
This study finds that HIV education is still low among most black women in North Carolina, whether or not they have HIV.
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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