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Explain what is the status of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in New York State?
Answer:
As of December 2007, more than 180,674 persons in New York State had been diagnosed with AIDS; approximately 73,889 of those persons are still living. Of those 73,889 persons living with AIDS:
• 44% are African American.
• 30% are Hispanic.
• 25% are white.
• 0.7% are Asian/Paciic Islander.
• 0.1% are Native American.
• 26% are women.
• 5% are under the age of 25.
• 15% are over the age of 50.
AIDS has been diagnosed in people living in every county of New York State.
However, 79% of New Yorkers currently living with AIDS were living in New York
City at the time they were diagnosed.
In June 2000, New York State began reporting cases of people diagnosed with HIV only (not AIDS) in addition to reporting AIDS cases. Since then, New York State counts and reports HIV cases separately from AIDS cases. As of June 30,
2007, there were 46,040 persons in New York State living with HIV (but not AIDS).
Of those persons:
• 44% are African American.
• 29% are Hispanic.
• 24% are white.
• 1.3% are Asian/Paciic Islanders.
• 0.1% are Native American.
• 33% are women.
• 8% are under the age of 25.
• 26% are over the age of 50.
Of those New Yorkers who are currently living with HIV (but not AIDS), 77% of them were living in New York City at the time they were diagnosed.
The State Department of Health also tracks the “risk factors” identiied by people who test positive for HIV. The risk factor is the most likely way a person became infected. Of the persons currently living with AIDS in New York State:
• 29% have a risk factor of using intravenous drugs.
• 30% are men with a risk factor of having sex with men.
• 16% have a risk factor of heterosexual sex.
Injection drug use (through sexual contact with an injection drug user, or infants infected prenatally) was the direct or indirect cause of infection for 44 percent of the persons in New York State who were living with AIDS as of December 2002.
Of all cases with known risk, 52.3 percent are directly or indirectly attributable to injection drug use.
• 44% are African American.
• 30% are Hispanic.
• 25% are white.
• 0.7% are Asian/Paciic Islander.
• 0.1% are Native American.
• 26% are women.
• 5% are under the age of 25.
• 15% are over the age of 50.
AIDS has been diagnosed in people living in every county of New York State.
However, 79% of New Yorkers currently living with AIDS were living in New York
City at the time they were diagnosed.
In June 2000, New York State began reporting cases of people diagnosed with HIV only (not AIDS) in addition to reporting AIDS cases. Since then, New York State counts and reports HIV cases separately from AIDS cases. As of June 30,
2007, there were 46,040 persons in New York State living with HIV (but not AIDS).
Of those persons:
• 44% are African American.
• 29% are Hispanic.
• 24% are white.
• 1.3% are Asian/Paciic Islanders.
• 0.1% are Native American.
• 33% are women.
• 8% are under the age of 25.
• 26% are over the age of 50.
Of those New Yorkers who are currently living with HIV (but not AIDS), 77% of them were living in New York City at the time they were diagnosed.
The State Department of Health also tracks the “risk factors” identiied by people who test positive for HIV. The risk factor is the most likely way a person became infected. Of the persons currently living with AIDS in New York State:
• 29% have a risk factor of using intravenous drugs.
• 30% are men with a risk factor of having sex with men.
• 16% have a risk factor of heterosexual sex.
Injection drug use (through sexual contact with an injection drug user, or infants infected prenatally) was the direct or indirect cause of infection for 44 percent of the persons in New York State who were living with AIDS as of December 2002.
Of all cases with known risk, 52.3 percent are directly or indirectly attributable to injection drug use.
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