In addition to the population groups for which you provided information, are there other groups of special interest or emerging concern in your area, such as those with a relatively low, yet growing, prevalence or groups for which you do not have enough data to adequately assess their needs?
After providing percentage estimates of people living with HIV/AIDS, by geographic and demographic distribution, respondents were asked to indicate groups of emerging concern in their state or groups for whom they had little or no HIV/AIDS data. Of the 21 states that responded to the survey, 16 (76%) listed racial and ethnic minority groups as an emerging concern, and 11 (52%) listed immigrants. A summary of the responses to this question are presented in Table 1.
Table 1. Population groups of emerging concern (N = 21 States)
Population groups
States
No.
%
Racial and ethnic minority groups
16
76
An option to identify specific racial/ethnic minority groups or issues elicited the following:
African Americans ("Black females" also specified)
Hispanics ("Hispanic males and females" also specified)
Native Americans
Pacific Islanders other than Hawaiian Natives
High proportion with no identified risk
Behavioral risk factors, access to prevention
Immigrants
11
52
An option to identify specific immigrant groups or immigrant-related issues elicited the following:
Africans ("East African" and "Sudanese and Ethiopian" also specified)
Hispanics ("Care and treatment of undocumented Hispanics" also specified)
Hmong
Migrant workers
Youth (13-24 years)
10
48
Heterosexual adults who do not inject drugs
10
48
College students
3
14
Other
3
14
An option to specify “other” elicited the following:
Comorbidity of mental health problems and substance abuse
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