AIDS Crises Among African-Americans
CDC reports HIV/AIDS for African-American Men are 70% of New Infections
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Retail Price: $15.95
BLACK LIVES MATTER: AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN AND BOYS MAKE UP 70% of NEW HIV/AIDS INFECTIONS in 2014.
In 2008, an estimated 33.4 million people around the world had HIV and AIDS, with 2.7 million newly infected. And while African-Americans comprise only 13% of the U.S. population, they also make up 49% of newly diagnosed cases of HIV in the United States. The epidemiology of HIV has skyrocketed for African-American adolescents and men—to the tune of 70% of 20,900 new infections—and most efforts to combat HIV/AIDS in America have been unsuccessful in significantly impacting the infection rate among black adolescents and men, taking a terrible toll on this segment of the population. • How are people protecting their sexual health? • Do African-Americans trust the medical community? • Is there a perception of genocide conspiracy? • Are people misinformed about how HIV is transmitted? • Is the fear of being labeled homosexual preventing black men from seeking care and screening for HIV status? AIDS Crises Among African-Americans delves into these issues and offers interesting new perspectives on the missing pieces that may be preventing the epidemiology of HIV for black adolescents and men from decreasing. It’s a must-read for people of all races.
Paperback
Format: 5.5 x 8.5 Black & White Paperback, 214 pages
Publisher: VBerry & Assoc. Inc. (Apr 21, 2015)
ISBN10: 0692392025
ISBN13: 9780692392027
Genre: EDUCATION / General