Black Americans and HIV/AIDS
This information sheet provides epidemiologic information on African Americans and HIV/AIDS. It provides statistics related to age, gender, transmission method, geography, treatment, and service utilization.
Statistics/Trends
Basic Epidemiology for Tuberculosis Program Staff
This guide discusses the use of statistics and epidemiology in TB control. It defines key concepts in epidemiology and gives detailed examples and sample problems. It explains specific uses of epidemiology and epidemiologic terms and techniques. The monograph describes how these concepts can be used by TB program staff and uses data and examples from TB case studies.
Increases in Unsafe Sex and Rectal Gonorrhea Among Men Who Have Sex With Men -- San Francisco, CA, 1994-1997
This journal discusses a range of issues related to STDs and HIV/AIDS. It analyzes a study that shows an increase in unprotected sex and rectal gonorrhea among gay men in San Francisco, CA. It provides statistical data from this study and discusses data collection methodology. The serial examines another study used to determine the frequency with which people get tested or are willing to be tested for HIV, and analyzes the results.
HIV/AIDS in Urban and Nonurban Areas of the United States; HIV/AIDS Surveillance Supplemental Report
This report focuses on the geographic distribution of HIV/AIDS in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas of the United States. Over 85% of cumulative adult/adolescent AIDS cases have been reported from large metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) and approximately 6% from nonmetropolitan areas. In 1999, 82% were reported from large MSAs, and 7% from nonmetropolitan areas. In contrast, 62% of the general adult population of the United States lives in large metropolitan areas, 17% in medium size metropolitan areas, and 20% of the population lives in nonmetropolitan areas.
HIV Prevalence Trends in Selected Populations in the United States: Results from National Serosurveillance, 1993-1997
This report provides updated data on the incidence and prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the United States resulting from anonymous unlinked surveys conducted by health clinics in selected metropolitan areas. Included in this report are summaries of data from January 1993 through December 1977 from unlinked prevalence surveys conducted in selected STD clinics, drug treatment centers (DTCs), and adolescent medicine clinics, as well as data from HIV screening programs for entrants in the Job Corps, military service, and first-time blood donors.
Communities of Color and HIV/AIDS
This information sheet discusses the impact of HIV/AIDS on communities of color. It reports that people of color have been disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS and represent the highest number of new AIDS cases and the largest number of people living with AIDS in the US. The information sheet discusses the reasons behind these statistics and some of the programs that have been developed in response.
Treatment for Latent TB Infection
This fact sheet contains information about the treatment of latent TB infection (LTBI) and the prevention of active TB disease.
WHO report 2009: Global Tuberculosis Control: Epidemiology, Strategy, Financing
WHO's report on Global TB Control compiles data from over 200 countries and territories each year, monitoring the scale and direction of TB epidemics, implementation and impact of the Stop TB Strategy, and progress towards the Millennium Development Goals.
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HIV Prevention in theThird Decade: Activities of CDC's Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention
This report focuses on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the US and the work of the CDC’s division of HIV/AIDS prevention. It provides a brief history of the accomplishments since 1981, discusses the current status of the epidemic in the US and how CDC is responding, using surveillance data reported to CDC from the 25 states with long-standing HIV reporting. It looks back on the successes of HIV/AIDS prevention and presents future plans.
HIV/AIDS Among Hispanics: United States 2001-2005
This report provides information on the disproportionate rates of HIV infection and AIDS in Hispanics living in the US. The report is based on an analysis of HIV/AIDS cases diagnosed among Hispanic adults and adolescents living with HIV or AIDS in 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2005. HIV/AIDS cases include those with a diagnosis of HIV infection that have not progressed to AIDS, those with a diagnosis of HIV infection followed by a diagnosis of AIDS, and concurrent diagnoses of AIDS and HIV infection.