title: Challenges of a hidden epidemic: HIV prevention among women in the United States.
abstract: HIV/AIDS trends in the United States depict a concentrated epidemic with hot spots that vary by location, poverty, race/ethnicity, and transmission mode. HIV/AIDS is a leading cause of death among US women of color; two-thirds of new infections among women occur in black women, despite the fact that black women account for just 14% of the US female population. The gravity of the HIV epidemic among US women is often not appreciated by those at risk and by the broader scientific community. We summarize the current epidemiology of HIV/AIDS among US women and discuss clinical, research, and public health intervention components that must be brought together in a cohesive plan to reduce new HIV infections in US women. Only by accelerating research and programmatic efforts will the hidden epidemic of HIV among US women emerge into the light and come under control.
authors.affiliation: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07101, USA. hoddersa@umdnj.edu
authors.forename: Sally L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Hodder
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Justman
authors.forename: Danielle F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Haley
authors.forename: Adaora A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Adimora
authors.forename: Catherine I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Fogel
authors.forename: Carol E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Golin
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: O'Leary
authors.forename: Lydia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Soto-Torres
authors.forename: Gina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wingood
authors.forename: Wafaa M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: El-Sadr
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D016387:Women's Health