title: The AIDS epidemic among blacks and Hispanics.
abstract: Social researchers and epidemiologists, as well as their major institutions and the general public, have been slow to address the racial and ethnic aspects of the AIDS epidemic. Whether measured by categories associated with major routes of infection, age level, gender, or by diminished length of survival, blacks and Hispanics are disproportionately affected by AIDS. Education, care, and outreach efforts based upon stereotypes of gay white males will have to yield to greater attention to cultural differences--and potential strengths--within each of the special "communities at risk." Evidence indicates areas of social resistance along with unique possibilities for change.
authors.affiliation: Narcotic and Drug Research, Inc., New York, NY 10013.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sotheran
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdul-Quader
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Primm
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Des Jarlais
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kleinman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maugé
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Goldsmith
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: el-Sadr
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Maslansky
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000635:transmission; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D002648:Child; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000453:epidemiology; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009519:New York City; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States