Heterosexual Transmission of HIV—29 States, 1999-2002

Worldwide, the majority of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections result from heterosexual transmission. To characterize heterosexual transmission of HIV infections in the US, CDC analyzed data for 1999-2002 from the 29 states that have met CDC standards for name-based HIV/AIDS reporting form...

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Published inJAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 291; no. 11; pp. 1317 - 1318
Main Authors Hall, H I, Lee, L M, Glynn, M K, Song, R, Espinoza, L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago American Medical Association 17.03.2004
Subjects
Health
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Sexual behavior
Sexually transmitted diseases
STD
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Summary:Worldwide, the majority of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections result from heterosexual transmission. To characterize heterosexual transmission of HIV infections in the US, CDC analyzed data for 1999-2002 from the 29 states that have met CDC standards for name-based HIV/AIDS reporting form more than or equal to four years. Here, Hall summarizes the results of that analysis, which indicated that heterosexually acquired HIV infections represented 35% of all new HIV cases; 64% of heterosexually acquired HIV infections occurred in females, and 74% occurred in non-Hispanic blacks. A CDC editorial note is also included.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.291.11.1317