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Epidemiology of HIV among Youth

HIV and Minority Youth

Minority youth have been disproportionately affected by HIV since the beginning of the epidemic and they continue to bear the brunt of the epidemic. According to the CDC, in 2004, Black/African American youth aged 13-19 accounted for 73% of all AIDS cases among youth, and Latino youth accounted for 14%. Among the 33 states with confidential name-based HIV infection reporting, Black/African American youth aged 13-24 accounted for 61% of all HIV/AIDS cases.6

References

  1. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HIV/AIDS Surveillance in Adolescents and Young Adults (through 2004). Atlanta: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC; 2005.