HIV in the Hispanic CommunityAA

HIV in the Hispanic Community

• Hispanics accounted for 13 percent of new HIV/AIDS diagnoses reported in the 30 areas with long-term, confidential name-based HIV reporting in the United States.
• From 1999 through 2002, the number of new HIV/AIDS diagnoses increased by 26 percent among Hispanics in the 30 areas.
• Most Hispanic men are exposed to HIV through sexual contact with other men, followed by injection drug use and heterosexual contact.
• Most Hispanic women are exposed to HIV through heterosexual contact, followed by injection drug use.