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| Topic Started: Dec 1 2012, 07:56 AM (610 Views) | |
| Mal | Dec 1 2012, 07:56 AM Post #1 |
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More than half of the new HIV cases diagnosed among young adults in 2010 were found in African-American males, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In all, 25 percent, or 12,200 of the 47,000 new HIV cases reported in 2010 were among youths ages 13 to 24, according to the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, released Nov. 27. Though that number is down from 39 percent a year earlier, the disease is still disproportionately ripping through the African-American community. Of the 12,200 new diagnoses in 2010 among teens and young adults, approximately 7,000, or 57 percent,were African-American males. Most infections occurred in men who have sex with men, the study finds. And, gay and bisexual high school kids were most likely to take part in risky behavior, such as having multiple sexual partners and injecting illegal drugs. |
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| VoiceofReason | Dec 1 2012, 01:32 PM Post #2 |
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Although its down, it's still too many. I also read this : The higher HIV prevalence among blacks/African Americans overall (nearly three times higher than among Hispanics/Latinos and nearly eight times higher than among whites [1]) and MSM overall (nearly 40 times higher than other men [5]) contributes to the disproportionate number of new HIV infections among black/African American youths and young MSM. Because of this disparity, black/African American youths are at higher risk for infection even with similar levels of risk behaviors (6). Other research has found that among young MSM, other factors such as stigma, discrimination (7), less condom use, more alcohol and drug use, and having sex with older partners (8) contribute to even higher risk for HIV acquisition. This analysis also found that young MSM were significantly less likely to use condoms during last sexual intercourse, more likely to drink alcohol or use drugs before last sexual intercourse, and more likely to have four or more partners during their lifetime compared with young men who had sexual intercourse only with females. These behaviors are associated with substantial risk for infection. In one study among MSM, the attributable risk for new HIV infection was 29% for using alcohol or drugs before sex and 32% for having four to nine sex partners (9). Further, in a study of primarily young MSM, 75% of those with acute HIV infection reported sex under the influence of drugs or alcohol compared with 31% of HIV-uninfected MSM. Moreover, the risk for HIV infection doubled for MSM with a sex partner 5 years older and quadrupled with a sex partner 10 years older (8).. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6147a5.htm?s_cid=mm6147a5_w |
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| Cartman | Dec 1 2012, 03:55 PM Post #3 |
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LOL @ Mal |
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| negroplease | Dec 1 2012, 04:20 PM Post #4 |
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So Damien, why do you get mad at Mal for doing what you actually signed up on this site to do. Except he talks about men and you women? Oh and Mal, its up for black women too. People really.need to be smarter. Very sad. |
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| Cartman | Dec 1 2012, 04:29 PM Post #5 |
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I'm not mad at him, I'm laughing at his ass. |
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| Zechariah | Dec 1 2012, 10:09 PM Post #6 |
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Zechariah
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Terrible stats and sound like something destined to rise. |
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| kennyinbmore | Dec 1 2012, 10:28 PM Post #7 |
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You can't fix stupid |
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| cisslybee2012 | Dec 2 2012, 01:40 AM Post #8 |
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The REBEL
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Gay and bisexual kids are most likely to take part in risky behavior? You can't be serious.
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| Mal | Dec 3 2012, 07:20 AM Post #9 |
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Young gay and bisexual kids are probably more confused so they use sex for escapism and trying to get answers, I am sure that stat is true. |
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| Rick1 | Dec 3 2012, 09:45 AM Post #10 |
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These are just numbers that white folks are putting out there. All of the reasons stated as to why a particular group is more suseptible to infection is prevalent in ALL races. Although i do believe there is a problem in the black community, don't be completely fooled by these made up stats. White girls are having sex with black men at an all time high so why aren't they being reported as being one of the fastest growing populations to acquire HIV? Last time I checked, white girls fucked without condums, do drugs, have multiple partners, including blacks. |
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