Trends in AIDS among Hispanics in the United States, 1991-1996.
OBJECTIVE
This article describes recent trends in AIDS among US Hispanics.


METHODS
Incidence rates were calculated from AIDS surveillance data for persons diagnosed from 1991 through 1996. Increases in the number of cases among Hispanics were calculated by linear regression.


RESULTS
Of the 415,864 persons diagnosed with AIDS from 1991 through 1996, 19% were Hispanic. Among Hispanics with AIDS, 67% were born in the United States or Puerto Rico. The relative risk (RR) of AIDS for Hispanics compared with Whites was highest for women (RR = 7.0), followed by children (RR = 6.2) and men (RR = 2.8). Increases in the number of cases were higher among foreign-born Hispanics.


CONCLUSIONS
An understanding of which Hispanic subgroups are at greatest risk for HIV infection is important for prevention efforts.
Klevens
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National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. 30333, USA.
Diaz
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Fleming
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Mays
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Frey
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000208:ethnology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D016018:Least-Squares Analysis; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology