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![]() New Report Provides Information on HIV Prevalence in the U.S. Household Population For Immediate Release: January 29, 2008 Contact: CDC
National Center for Health Statistics Office of
Communication (301) 458-4800
HIV Infection in the
United States Household Population Aged 18� Years: Results from 1999�06.
Data Brief Number 4. 8 pp.
Approximately one-half of 1 percent (0.47 percent) of the U.S. household population between the ages of 18 and 49 are living with HIV, according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) based on surveys conducted between 1999-2006. The findings are summarized in a CDC Data Brief issued today, which uses data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) to provide a snapshot of HIV prevalence in the general U.S. household population aged 18-49. NHANES does not focus exclusively on populations that may be at high risk for HIV, such as men who have sex with men, injection drug users, and homeless or incarcerated individuals. These data are roughly equivalent to NCHS� previous prevalence estimate for this population from a 1988-94 survey. This report also does not include data on the number of individuals newly infected with HIV, known as incidence. New CDC estimates of annual HIV incidence are currently under development by CDC抯 National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP). Key findings on HIV prevalence in 1999-2006 include:
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