HIV/AIDS AND WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES

7 of the 10 states with the highest case rates among women are in the South.

HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF WOMEN LIVING WITH AIDS.

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ACCORDING TO A CDC STUDY OF MORE THAN

19,500 PATIENTS WITH HIV IN 10 US CITIES, WOMEN WERE SLIGHTLY LESS LIKELY THAN MEN TO RECEIVE PRESCRIPTIONS FOR THE MOST EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS FOR HIV INFECTION

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There are approximately 1.1 million people living with HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and almost 280,000 are women

1.1 MILLION CASES, 280K WOMEN INFECTED

Among those who are HIV positive,

35% OF WOMEN were tested for HIV late in their illness (diagnosed with AIDS within one year of testing positive).

5TH LEADING CAUSE OFOF DEATH IN WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES, AGES 25-44

The largest

number of HIV/AIDS diagnoses

during recent years was for women aged

15–39HIGH-RISK HETEROSEXUAL

CONTACT IS THE SOURCE OF80 PERCENTS OF THESE NEWLY

DIAGNOSED INFECTIONS

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HIV STANDS FOR HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AND IT’S THE VIRUS THAT CAN LEAD TO AIDS (ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME). IT ENTERS THE BODY AND INFECTS IMMUNE SYSTEM CELLS, AS WELL AS OTHER CELLS IN THE BODY — CAUSING MORE COPIES OF THE VIRUS TO BE PRODUCED. A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN INFECTED WITH HIV IS HIV-POSITIVE, BUT DOES NOT NECESSARILY HAVE AIDS.

THERE ARE MANY MYTHS ABOUT HOW HIV IS SPREAD. YOU CAN’T ACQUIRE HIV BY DRINKING FROM A WATER FOUNTAIN, SITTING ON A TOILET SEAT, HUGGING OR TOUCHING SOMEONE WHO HAS HIV, OR BY EATING OFF PLATES AND UTENSILS. HOWEVER, HERE ARE SOME WAYS HIV CAN BE TRANSMITTED:

HIV/AIDS IN THE UNITED STATES

YOUTH AND HIV/AIDS

H IV & AIDSEDUCATION

15.8%

There are currently 1.1 million adults and adolescents in the United States living with HIV.

1.1 MILLIONADULTS ANDADOLESCENTS 50,000

the number of new HIV/AIDS cases in the United States per year since 2008

of new infections among youths were attributed to male-to-male sexual contact

72 PERCENT25% OF NEW CASES

pproximately 1 in 6 people (15.8%) who are infected with HIV do not know that they have been infected.A

New HIV diagnosis was highest among individuals aged 25–34 years (31%),

followed by individuals aged 13-24 years (26%)

Top ten states with the highest rates HIV/AIDS diagnosis are California, New York, Florida, Texas, Illinois, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Georgia.

HALF OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE INFECTED WITH HIV DO NOT KNOW 1000NEW CASESEVERY MONTH

Youths (13-24 year olds.) accounted for 25% (12,200) of new HIV infections in 2010. Of these, 57% were among blacks/African Americans, 20% among Hispanics/Latinos, and 20% among whites;

ONE OF THE FIRST STEPS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS IS EDUCATION AND AWARENESS

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HIV/AIDS AND MINORITY WOMEN IN THE USAHIV/AIDS DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTS MINORITY WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES. BLACK AND LATINA WOMEN REPRESENT 24% OF ALL US WOMEN COMBINED, BUT ACCOUNT FOR 82% OF THE ESTIMATED TOTAL OF AIDS DIAGNOSES FOR WOMEN IN 2005.

23XThe rate of AIDS diagnosis for Black women was approximately 23 times the rate for white women and 4 times the rate for Latina women.

LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR

LATINA WOMEN AGED 35–44 YEARS

LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR BLACK WOMEN

AGED 35–44 YEARS

LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR BLACK WOMEN

AGED 45–54 YEARS

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HIV IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR BLACK WOMEN AGED 25–34 YEARS. THE ONLY DISEASES CAUSING MORE DEATHS OF WOMEN ARE

CANCER AND HEART DISEASE

HOW DOES HIV/AIDS SPREAD

THERE ARE MANY REASONS WHY IT ’S IMPORTANT FOR WOMEN TO KNOW THE FACTS WHEN IT COMES TO HIV. BIOLOGICALLY, WE’RE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO INFECTION DURING SEX. WE’RE ALSO MORE L IKELY TO GET INFECTED THROUGH HETEROSEXUAL SEX.

BY WAY OF BODILY FLUIDS (BLOOD, SEMEN, AND VAGINAL SECRETIONS) DURING SEXUAL

CONTACT. SALIVA IS NOT CONSIDERED A TRANSMISSION ROUTE FOR HIV.

BY SHARING NEEDLES TO INJECT DRUGS. INFECTED BLOOD CAN BE

EXCHANGED BETWEEN THE PARTIES WHO ARE USING THE SAME NEEDLE AND SYRINGE.

THROUGH THE TRANSFUSION OF INFECTED BLOOD OR BLOOD PRODUCTS

HIV-INFECTED WOMAN CAN PASS HIV TO THEIR BABIES DURING PREGNANCY,

DURING DELIVERY, OR WHILE BREAST-FEEDING IF SHE ISN’T GETTING

TREATMENT.

39%NEW CASESEVERY MONTH

TEEN GIRLS REPRESENT 39% OF AIDS CASES REPORTED

AMONG 13–19 YEAR-OLDS. BLACK TEENS REPRESENTED 69% OF CASES

REPORTED AMONG 13–19 YEAR-OLDS; LATINO TEENS REPRESENTED 19%.