title: AIDS statistics and the risk for minorities.
abstract: Analysis of the AIDS case data for the United States reported to the Centers for Disease Control reveals quite different risk group profiles for minorities and for whites. A much higher percentage of minority male AIDS cases are heterosexual, the ratio of bisexual to homosexual cases is two to three times higher, and IV needle use is a greater risk factor in minority populations. Among women and children with AIDS, 75% and 82% respectively are minorities. Whites at risk for AIDS tend to be concentrated in the gay community but blacks at risk for AIDS are dispersed throughout the entire community. As a result, AIDS education programs aimed a gay populations do not reach most of the minority populations at risk. AIDS prevention programs need to take this fact into account.
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012306:Risk; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications; D014481:United States; D044465:White People