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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2008

Thursday, February 7, 2008 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD). In the United States, the HIV/AIDS epidemic is a health crisis for African Americans. At all stages of HIV/AIDS—from infection with HIV to death with AIDS—blacks (including African Americans) are disproportionately affected compared with members of other races and ethnicities. [1, 2]

HIV/AIDS in 2005

• According to the 2000 census, blacks make up approximately 13% of the US population. However, in 2005, blacks accounted for 18,121 (49%) of the estimated 37,331 new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in the United States in the 33 states with long-term, confidential name-based HIV reporting [2].

• Of all black men living with HIV/AIDS, the primary transmission category was sexual contact with other men, followed by injection drug use and high-risk heterosexual contact [2].

• Of all black women living with HIV/AIDS, the primary transmission category was high-risk heterosexual contact, followed by injection drug use [2].

• Of the estimated 141 infants perinatally infected with HIV, 91 (65%) were black (CDC, HIV/AIDS Reporting System, unpublished data, December 2006).

• Of the estimated 18,849 people under the age of 25 whose diagnosis of HIV/AIDS was made during 2001–2004 in the 33 states with HIV reporting, 11,554 (61%) were black [3].

Data Source: CDC. Fact Sheet: HIV/AIDS among African Americans. June 2007.

For More Information:

• CDC National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Feature
• National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2008*
• CDC HIV/AIDS
  CDC's Web site for HIV/AIDS in the United States
• CDC Global HIV/AIDS
  CDC's Global AIDS Program
• CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN)
  The US reference, referral, and distribution service for information on HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and tuberculosis (TB)
   

	CDC Web Topic: HIV/AIDS and African Americans Learn about the impact of HIV/AIDS in African American communities.
	CDC Fact Sheet: HIV/AIDS among African Americans AIDS has become a leading cause of death for African Americans.
	Webcast: Mobilizing against the HIV/AIDS Crisis among African Americans This Webcast raises awareness about the impact of HIV/AIDS on African Americans.
	National HIV Testing Database Find an HIV test site near you from the National HIV Testing Database, a CDC-sponsored service available 24 hours a day.
	Health Disparities in HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Tuberculosis in the United States Listen to this Podcast: (5:26)

Data References

1. LCWK2. Deaths, percent of total deaths, and death rates for the 15 leading causes of death in 10-year age groups, by race and sex: United States, 2003. Accessed January 29, 2007.
(PDF 83 pages 4.29MB)

2. CDC. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, 2005. Vol. 17. Rev ed. Atlanta: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC: 2007:1–46. Accessed June 28, 2007.

3. CDC. Racial/ethnic disparities in diagnoses of HIV/AIDS—33 states, 2001–2004. MMWR 2006;55:121–125.

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Page last reviewed: February 6, 2008
Page last updated: February 6, 2008
Content source:  Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
Content owner: National Center for Health Marketing
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