Racial and ethnic disparities in HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis among women.
Disparities in health status and health outcomes exist among subpopulations of women; these disparities may be related to socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, and country of birth. In this paper, we use surveillance data from 2003 and earlier to examine racial and ethnic differences among women in sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) (chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and tuberculosis. We also describe prevention programs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed to address the disparities.
Office of Health Disparities, Office of the Director, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Coordinating Center for Infectious Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. BSteele1@cdc.gov
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D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000368:Aged; D001213:Asian / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016387:Women's Health / Q000208:ethnology*