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Table 21. Reported AIDS cases for female adults and adolescents, by transmission category and race/ethnicity, 2006 and cumulative—United States and dependent areas
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  2006   Cumulativea
Transmission category No. %   No. %
  White, not Hispanic
Injection drug use 482 28   14,981 40
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder 4 0   123 0
High-risk heterosexual contactb 725 42   15,799 42
    Sex with injection drug user 153 9   5,650 15
    Sex with bisexual male 63 4   1,859 5
    Sex with person with hemophilia 5 0   329 1
    Sex with HIV-infected transfusion recipient 5 0   338 1
    Sex with HIV-infected person, risk factor not specified 499 29   7,623 20
Receipt of blood transfusion, blood components, or tissue 15 1   1,870 5
Other/risk factor not reported or identified 499 29   4,801 13
Total 1,725 100   37,574 100
   
  Black, not Hispanic
Injection drug use 982 15   38,914 34
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder 3 0   145 0
High-risk heterosexual contactb 3,103 46   49,876 44
    Sex with injection drug user 373 6   13,530 12
    Sex with bisexual male 136 2   2,352 2
    Sex with person with hemophilia 4 0   121 0
    Sex with HIV-infected transfusion recipient 8 0   277 0
    Sex with HIV-infected person, risk factor not specified 2,582 38   33,596 29
Receipt of blood transfusion, blood components, or tissue 39 1   1,546 1
Other/risk factor not reported or identified 2,612 39   23,894 21
Total 6,739 100   114,375 100
   
  Hispanic
Injection drug use 322 18   12,892 35
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder 4 0   67 0
High-risk heterosexual contactb 894 49   17,995 49
    Sex with injection drug user 166 9   6,522 18
    Sex with bisexual male 32 2   818 2
    Sex with person with hemophilia 1 0   45 0
    Sex with HIV-infected transfusion recipient 7 0   141 0
    Sex with HIV-infected person, risk factor not specified 688 38   10,469 29
Receipt of blood transfusion, blood components, or tissue 12 1   619 2
Other/risk factor not reported or identified 592 32   5,023 14
Total 1,824 100   36,596 100
   
  Asian/Pacific Islander
Injection drug use 8 8   125 12
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder 0 0   7 1
High-risk heterosexual contactb 49 47   574 53
    Sex with injection drug user 4 4   114 11
    Sex with bisexual male 2 2   80 7
    Sex with person with hemophilia 0 0   4 0
    Sex with HIV-infected transfusion recipient 1 1   25 2
    Sex with HIV-infected person, risk factor not specified 42 40   351 33
Receipt of blood transfusion, blood components, or tissue 1 1   93 9
Other/risk factor not reported or identified 46 44   279 26
Total 104 100   1,078 100
   
  American Indian/Alaska Native
Injection drug use 13 32   280 42
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder 0 0   3 0
High-risk heterosexual contactb 15 37   277 41
    Sex with injection drug user 4 10   107 16
    Sex with bisexual male 1 2   27 4
    Sex with person with hemophilia 0 0   2 0
    Sex with HIV-infected transfusion recipient 0 0   6 1
    Sex with HIV-infected person, risk factor not specified 10 24   135 20
Receipt of blood transfusion, blood components, or tissue 1 2   17 3
Other/risk factor not reported or identified 12 29   95 14
Total 41 100   672 100
   
  Total cases
Injection drug use 1,826 17   67,693 35
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder 11 0   348 0
High-risk heterosexual contactb 4,839 46   85,186 44
    Sex with injection drug user 706 7   26,073 14
    Sex with bisexual male 234 2   5,162 3
    Sex with person with hemophilia 11 0   502 0
    Sex with HIV-infected transfusion recipient 21 0   793 0
    Sex with HIV-infected person, risk factor not specified 3,867 37   52,656 27
Receipt of blood transfusion, blood components, or tissue 68 1   4,176 2
Other/risk factor not reported or identified 3,793 36   34,311 18
Total 10,537c 100   191,714d 100
a From the beginning of the epidemic through 2006.
b Heterosexual contact with a person known to have, or to be at high risk for, HIV infection.
c Includes 104 females of unknown race or multiple races.
d Includes 1,419 females of unknown race or multiple races.

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Last Modified: April 1, 2008
Last Reviewed: April 1, 2008
Content Source:
Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention

 
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