Racial/ethnic differences in the risk of AIDS in the United States.
- 1 December 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 78 (12), 1539-1545
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.78.12.1539
Abstract
We analyzed the variation in the risk of AIDS in US Blacks, Hispanics, and other racial/ethnic groups relative to that in Whites (non-Hispanic) by geographic area and mode of acquiring HIV infection, based on data reported between June 1, 1981 and January 18, 1988 to the Centers for Disease Control and 1980 US census data. Relative risks (RRs) in Blacks and Hispanics were highest in the northeast region, and higher in suburbs than in central cities of metropolitan areas. RRs in Blacks and Hispanics were greatest for AIDS directly or indirectly associated with intravenous-drug abuse by heterosexuals (range: 5.7-26.9) and were also high for AIDS associated with male bisexuality (range: 2.5-4.8), suggesting that these behaviors may be more prevalent in Blacks and Hispanics than in Whites. Prevention strategies should take into account these racial/ethnic differences.This publication has 32 references indexed in Scilit:
- Epidemiologic characteristics of blood donors with antibody to human immunodeficiency virusTransfusion, 1988
- Leads from the MMWR. Revision of the CDC surveillance case definition for acquired immunodeficiency syndromePublished by American Medical Association (AMA) ,1987
- Multiple severe complications from recreational ingestion of MDMA ('Ecstasy')Published by American Medical Association (AMA) ,1987
- Epidemiology of AIDS in women in the United States. 1981 through 1986Published by American Medical Association (AMA) ,1987
- Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection in ethnic minority homosexual/bisexual menPublished by American Medical Association (AMA) ,1987
- The prevention of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in the United States. An objective strategy for medicine, public health, business, and the communityPublished by American Medical Association (AMA) ,1987
- Now is the time to prevent AIDS.American Journal of Public Health, 1987
- AIDS Risk-Group Profiles in Whites and Members of Minority GroupsNew England Journal of Medicine, 1986
- Prevalence of antibodies to HTLV-I, -II, and -III in intravenous drug abusers from an AIDS endemic regionJAMA, 1986
- AIDS STATISTICS AND THE RISK FOR MINORITIESAIDS Research, 1986