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| Left to Right: Sharron Moore-Edwards, Betty LaMarr and Dr. Marye Bernard |
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THEME: HIV/AIDS
- Guests Sharron Moore-Edwards and Dr. Marye Bernard join host Betty LaMarr for the first in a series of conversations on HIV/AIDS in the Mid-South. This show provides background information for upcoming shows in the same series.
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FACTS & NUMBERS FROM THE CDC:
African
Americans, The Numbers:
New HIV Infections
- In 2009, black men accounted for 70% of the estimated new HIV infections among all blacks. The estimated rate of new HIV infection for black men was more than six and a half times as high as that of white men, and two and a half times as high as that of Latino men or black women.
- In 2009, black men who have sex with men (MSM)1 represented an estimated 73% of new infections among all black men, and 37% among all MSM. More new HIV infections occurred among young black MSM (aged 13–29) than any other age and racial group of MSM. In addition, new HIV infections among young black MSM increased by 48% from 2006–2009.
- In 2009, black women accounted for 30% of the estimated new
HIV infections among all blacks. Most (85%) black women with HIV
acquired HIV through heterosexual sex. The estimated rate of new HIV
infections for black women was more than 15 times as high as the
rate for white women, and more than three times as high as that of
Latina women.
HIV among Youth, The Numbers:
New HIV Infections (Ages 13–29 Years)
- In 2009, young persons accounted for 39% of all new HIV
infections in the US. For comparison's sake, persons aged 15–29
comprised 21% of the US population in 2010.
HIV in Correctional Settings:
Each year, an estimated 1 in 7 persons living with HIV pass
through a correctional facility. Most of them acquired HIV in the
community, not while they were incarcerated.
In 2007 (the most recent year for which this information is
available), the rate of confirmed AIDS cases among state and federal
prisoners was about 2.4 times the rate in the general US population.
RESOURCES:
2430 Poplar Avenue,
Ste. 100, Memphis, TN 38112
901-725-1717
892 South Cooper
Street, Memphis, TN 38104
901-278-6422
- Friends for Life: http://www.friendsforlifecorp.org/
Memphis Area Ryan
White Planning Council
1-877-HIV-KNOW
(1-877-448-5669)
1726 Poplar Avenue,
Memphis, TN 38104
Main: 901-274-3550,
Toll Free: 800-843-9895
- National HIV and STD Testing Resources
- CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV/AIDS
Factsheets: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/factsheets/
