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- Title
Trends in AIDS Among Hispanics in the United States, 1991-1996.
- Authors
Klevens, Ruth Monina; Diaz, Theresa; Fleming, Patricia Lehan; Mays, Mitzi Ann; Frey, Robert
- Abstract
Objectives. This article describes recent trends in AIDS among US Hispanics. Methods. Incidence rates were calculated from AIDS surveillance data for persons diagnosed from 1991 through 1996. Increases in the number of cases among Hispanics were calculated by linear regression. Results. Of the 415864 persons diagnosed with AIDS from 1991 through 1996, 19% were Hispanic Among Hispanics with AIDS, 67% were born in the United States or Puerto Rico. The relative risk (RR) of AIDS for Hispanics compared with whites was highest for women (RR 7.0), followed by children (RR=6.2) and men (RR=2.8)Increases in the number of cases were higher among foreign-born Hispanics. Conclusions. An understanding of which Hispanic Subgroups are at. greatest risk for HIV infection is important for prevention efforts.
- Subjects
UNITED States; AIDS; HIV infections; HISPANIC Americans; HEALTH risk assessment; HIV; DISEASES
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 1999, Vol 89, Issue 7, p1104
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.89.7.1104