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. Cases were classified according to transmission category whether male to male sexual contact (men who have sex with men [MSM]), injection drug use (IDU), MSM with IDU, high risk heterosexual contact, and other modes of infection. It is noted that the mode of HIV infection for Hispanics varied by place of birth.