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Table 21. Reported AIDS cases for female adults and adolescents, by transmission category and race/ethnicity, 2005 and cumulative—United States and dependent areas
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  2005   Cumulativea
Transmission category No. %   No. %
  White, not Hispanic
Injection drug use 506 28   14,519 40
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder 2 0   119 0
High-risk heterosexual contactb 749 42   15,094 42
    Sex with injection drug user 188 10   5,536 15
    Sex with bisexual male 60 3   1,779 5
    Sex with person with hemophilia 6 0   325 1
    Sex with HIV-infected transfusion recipient 7 0   336 1
    Sex with HIV-infected person, risk factor not specified 488 27   7,118 20
Receipt of blood transfusion, blood components, or tissue 20 1   1,871 5
Other/risk factor not reported or identified 517 29   4,653 13
Total 1,794 100   36,256 100
   
  Black, not Hispanic
Injection drug use 1,130 16   37,977 35
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder 5 0   143 0
High-risk heterosexual contactb 3,079 44   46,642 43
    Sex with injection drug user 367 5   13,184 12
    Sex with bisexual male 115 2   2,190 2
    Sex with person with hemophilia 6 0   117 0
    Sex with HIV-infected transfusion recipient 12 0   266 0
    Sex with HIV-infected person, risk factor not specified 2,579 37   30,885 28
Receipt of blood transfusion, blood components, or tissue 53 1   1,531 1
Other/risk factor not reported or identified 2,711 39   22,158 20
Total 6,978 100   108,451 100
   
  Hispanic
Injection drug use 371 19   12,407 36
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder 3 0   65 0
High-risk heterosexual contactb 990 51   16,964 49
    Sex with injection drug user 175 9   6,293 18
    Sex with bisexual male 46 2   782 2
    Sex with person with hemophilia 1 0   45 0
    Sex with HIV-infected transfusion recipient 7 0   130 0
    Sex with HIV-infected person, risk factor not specified 761 39   9,714 28
Receipt of blood transfusion, blood components, or tissue 9 0   608 2
Other/risk factor not reported or identified 578 30   4,570 13
Total 1,951 100   34,614 100
   
  Asian/Pacific Islander
Injection drug use 9 11   124 12
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder 0 0   7 1
High-risk heterosexual contactb 37 44   524 52
    Sex with injection drug user 4 5   112 11
    Sex with bisexual male 0 0   79 8
    Sex with person with hemophilia 0 0   4 0
    Sex with HIV-infected transfusion recipient 1 1   23 2
    Sex with HIV-infected person, risk factor not specified 32 38   306 30
Receipt of blood transfusion, blood components, or tissue 3 4   93 9
Other/risk factor not reported or identified 36 42   258 26
Total 85 100   1,006 100
   
  American Indian/Alaska Native
Injection drug use 15 28   267 42
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder 0 0   3 0
High-risk heterosexual contactb 24 44   264 41
    Sex with injection drug user 8 15   101 16
    Sex with bisexual male 0 0   26 4
    Sex with person with hemophilia 0 0   2 0
    Sex with HIV-infected transfusion recipient 0 0   5 1
    Sex with HIV-infected person, risk factor not specified 16 30   130 20
Receipt of blood transfusion, blood components, or tissue 2 4   17 3
Other/risk factor not reported or identified 13 24   88 14
Total 54 100   639 100
   
  Total cases
Injection drug use 2,047 19   65,534 36
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder 11 0   340 0
High-risk heterosexual contactb 4,918 45   79,872 44
    Sex with injection drug user 751 7   25,310 14
    Sex with bisexual male 223 2   4,876 3
    Sex with person with hemophilia 13 0   493 0
    Sex with HIV-infected transfusion recipient 27 0   767 0
    Sex with HIV-infected person, risk factor not specified 3,904 36   48,426 27
Receipt of blood transfusion, blood components, or tissue 87 1   4,144 2
Other/risk factor not reported or identified 3,881 35   31,879 18
Total 10,944c 100   181,769d 100
a From the beginning of the epidemic through 2005.
b Heterosexual contact with a person known to have, or to be at high risk for, HIV infection.
c Includes 82 females of unknown race or multiple races.
d Includes 803 females of unknown race or multiple races.

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Last Modified: June 28, 2007
Last Reviewed: June 28, 2007
Content Source:
Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention

 
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