CDC: Women and HIV
Quetzalli Castro
Issue date: 3/8/10 Section: Pulse
Early on, the epidemic, HIV infection and AIDS were diagnosed for relatively few women and female adolescents (although we know now that many women were infected with HIV through injection drug use but that their infections were not diagnosed).
Today, women account for more than one quarter of all new HIV/AIDS diagnoses. Women of color are especially affected by HIV infection and AIDS. In 2004 (the most recent year for which data are available), HIV infection was
the leading cause of death for black women (including African American women) aged 25-34 years
the 3rd leading cause of death for black women aged 35-44 years
the 4th leading cause of death for black women aged 45-54 years
the 4th leading cause of death for Hispanic women aged 35-44years
In the same year, HIV infection was the 5th leading cause of death among all women aged 35-44 years and the 6th leading cause of death among all women aged 25-34 years. The only diseases causing more deaths of women were cancer and heart disease.
STATISTICS
HIV/AIDS in 2005
(The following bullets are based on data from 33 states with long-term, confidential name-based HIV reporting)
HIV/AIDS was diagnosed for an estimated 9,708 women
High-risk heterosexual contact was the source of 80% of these newly diagnosed infections
Women accounted for 26% of the estimated 37,163 diagnoses for adults and adolescents
Of the 126,964 women living with HIV/AIDS, 64% were black, 19% were white, 15% were Hispanic, 1% were Asian or Pacific Islander, and less than 1% were American Indian or Alaska Native.
The number of HIV/AIDS diagnoses among female adults or adolescents decreased from 11,941 in 2001 to 9,708 in 2005
According to a recent CDC study of more than 19,500 patients with HIV in 10 US cities, women were slightly less likely than men to receive prescriptions for the most effective treatments for HIV infection
RISK FACTORS AND BARRIERS
Today, women account for more than one quarter of all new HIV/AIDS diagnoses. Women of color are especially affected by HIV infection and AIDS. In 2004 (the most recent year for which data are available), HIV infection was
the leading cause of death for black women (including African American women) aged 25-34 years
the 3rd leading cause of death for black women aged 35-44 years
the 4th leading cause of death for black women aged 45-54 years
the 4th leading cause of death for Hispanic women aged 35-44years
In the same year, HIV infection was the 5th leading cause of death among all women aged 35-44 years and the 6th leading cause of death among all women aged 25-34 years. The only diseases causing more deaths of women were cancer and heart disease.
STATISTICS
HIV/AIDS in 2005
(The following bullets are based on data from 33 states with long-term, confidential name-based HIV reporting)
HIV/AIDS was diagnosed for an estimated 9,708 women
High-risk heterosexual contact was the source of 80% of these newly diagnosed infections
Women accounted for 26% of the estimated 37,163 diagnoses for adults and adolescents
Of the 126,964 women living with HIV/AIDS, 64% were black, 19% were white, 15% were Hispanic, 1% were Asian or Pacific Islander, and less than 1% were American Indian or Alaska Native.
The number of HIV/AIDS diagnoses among female adults or adolescents decreased from 11,941 in 2001 to 9,708 in 2005
According to a recent CDC study of more than 19,500 patients with HIV in 10 US cities, women were slightly less likely than men to receive prescriptions for the most effective treatments for HIV infection
RISK FACTORS AND BARRIERS
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