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Key Facts:
- In 2005, HIV/AIDS was the fourth leading cause of death
among Hispanic/Latino men and women aged 35 to 44.
- Hispanics/Latinos comprise 15% of the US population, but
accounted for 17% of all new HIV infections occurring in the
United States in 2006.
- In 2006, Hispanics/Latinos accounted for 19% of new AIDS
diagnoses and 19% of all people living with AIDS.
- Injection drug use, STDs, poverty, and cultural beliefs
are some of the HIV prevention challenges facing the
Hispanic/Latino community.
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The HIV/AIDS epidemic is a serious threat to
the Hispanic/Latino community.
Hispanics/Latinos comprise 15%
of the US population, but
accounted for 17% of all new HIV
infections occurring in the
United States in 2006 [1]. During
the same year, the rate of new
HIV infections among
Hispanics/Latinos was three
times that of whites. In 2005,
HIV/AIDS was the fourth leading
cause of death among
Hispanic/Latino men and women
aged 35–44 [2].
HIV/AIDS in 2006
- Hispanics/Latinos accounted for 18% of the 35,314 new HIV/AIDS diagnoses
in the 33 states with long-term, confidential name-based HIV reporting* [3].
- Hispanics/Latinos accounted for 17% of the 491,727 persons (including
children) living with HIV/AIDS in the 33 states.
- Hispanic/Latino males accounted for 18% of all males living with
HIV/AIDS.
- Hispanic/Latina females accounted for 15% of all females living with
HIV/AIDS.
- Hispanic/Latino children accounted for 19% of the 6,703 children who
were living with HIV/AIDS and for whom diagnosis was made before they were
13 years of age.
- For Hispanic/Latino males living with HIV/AIDS, the most common methods of
HIV transmission were (in order) sexual contact with other males, injection
drug use, and high-risk heterosexual contact. For Hispanic/Latina females
living with HIV/AIDS, the most common methods of transmission were high-risk
heterosexual contact and injection drug use [3].
- HIV testing rates were slightly higher for Hispanics/Latinos than for
persons of other races or ethnicities except blacks. A 2002 study showed
that 50% of Hispanics/Latinos aged 15–44 had been tested and that 18% had
been tested during the past year [4].
Race/ethnicity of persons (including children) with HIV/AIDS diagnosed during 2006
Note. Based on data from 33 states with long-term, confidential name-based HIV reporting.
AIDS in 2006
- Hispanics/Latinos accounted for 19% of new AIDS diagnoses and 19% of all
people living with AIDS in the 50 states and the District of Columbia [3].
- Of the rates of AIDS diagnoses for adults and adolescents of all
races/ethnicities, the second highest (after the rate for blacks) was the
rate for Hispanics/Latinos.
- Hispanics/Latinos accounted for 16% of the estimated 982,498 AIDS
cases diagnosed since the beginning of the epidemic [3].
- By the end of 2006, an estimated 80,690 Hispanics/Latinos with AIDS in the
50 states and the District of Columbia had died [3].
Transmission categories for Hispanic/Latino adults and adolescents living with HIV/AIDS, 2006
Note. Based on data from 33 states with long-term, confidential name-based HIV reporting.
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