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New CDC Report: HIV/Mortality Among Blacks Improved
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Mortality Among Blacks or African Americans with HIV Infection - United States, 2008-2012 -
"death rate among blacks decreased 28%....more than the overall decline (22%) seen among all persons living with HIV.... Despite this improvement, in 2012 the death rate per 1,000 persons living with HIV among blacks was 13% higher than the rate for whites and 47% higher than the rate for Hispanics or Latinos "
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - February 7, 2015
"Blacks are disproportionately affected by HIV"
"Blacks accounted for 12.0% of the United States' population but accounted for 41.0% of persons living with HIV in 2011 (1)."
MMWR Report Feb 5 2015:
HIV Testing and Service Delivery Among Blacks or African Americans - 61 Health Department Jurisdictions, United States, 2013
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6404a3.htm
"a national survey indicated that the percentage of blacks who had ever been tested increased from 57.0% during 2003-2006 to 64.0% during 2007-2010 and was highest among blacks during both periods when compared with other racial/ethnic groups (7). The current findings indicate that among CDC-funded HIV TEs, blacks accounted for 45.0% of HIV TEs (testing events) and over half (54.9%) of all new positives in 2013. Although 8.8% of the HIV TEs among blacks were conducted among MSM, they accounted for 37.3% of all new positive blacks."
"HIV testing is critical to identify those who are infected and link them to HIV medical care for their own health and to reduce transmission to partners (2,3). To assess progress toward increasing HIV testing and service delivery among blacks in 2013, CDC analyzed national-level program data submitted by 61 health departments* and 151 directly funded community-based organizations through the National HIV Prevention Program Monitoring and Evaluation system. This report describes the results of that analysis, which found that, in 2013, blacks accounted for 45.0% of CDC-funded HIV testing events (TEs) and more than half (54.9%) of all newly identified HIV-positive persons (in this report referred to as new positives). Among blacks, gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (collectively referred to as MSM) had the highest percentage of new positives (9.6%)."
"In 2013, CDC funded 3,343,633 HIV TEs in the United States. Blacks accounted for 45.0% (1,506,016) of all CDC-funded HIV TEs, the largest proportion of any racial/ethnic group. Blacks accounted for 51.5% and 47.1% of TEs among all persons aged 13-19 and 20-29 years, respectively. They also accounted for 47.0% of TEs among females and 52.5% of TEs in the South. Finally, among target populations, 23.3% of TEs among MSM were among black MSM, and 52.4% and 52.0% of TEs among heterosexual males and females, respectively, were among blacks (Table 1)."
"death rate among blacks decreased 28%....more than the overall decline (22%) seen among all persons living with HIV.....Despite this improvement, in 2012 the death rate per 1,000 persons living with HIV among blacks was 13% higher than the rate for whites and 47% higher than the rate for Hispanics or Latinos"
"blacks with HIV are less likely to have their infection diagnosed, with 15% unaware of their infection in 2011 compared with 12% of whites (7). Among blacks whose HIV was diagnosed in 2012, 77% were linked to care, which was lower than the percentage among any other race/ethnicity; in 2011, the percentages of black persons living with HIV who were retained in care (48%) or who had a suppressed viral load (40%) were lower than the percentages among whites and Hispanics or Latinos (7)."
"The death rate per 1,000 persons living with HIV among blacks decreased 28% during 2008-2012, more than the overall decline (22%) seen among all persons living with HIV. Other than among blacks, such a consistent decline was observed only among Hispanics or Latinos."
"The results of that analysis indicated that among blacks aged ≥13 years the death rate per 1,000 persons living with diagnosed HIV decreased from 28.4 in 2008 to 20.5 in 2012. Despite this improvement, in 2012 the death rate per 1,000 persons living with HIV among blacks was 13% higher than the rate for whites and 47% higher than the rate for Hispanics or Latinos"
"In 2012, an estimated 8,165 (48%) deaths occurred among black persons living with HIV, which was 1.5 times the number of deaths among whites (5,426) and 3.2 times the deaths among Hispanics or Latinos"
"Whereas the overall disparity in deaths per 1,000 blacks living with HIV compared with whites living with HIV has narrowed over the period covered by this analysis (from 37% in 2008 to 13% in 2012), in 2012, the death rate was still higher (20.5) among blacks compared with whites (18.1) and Hispanics or Latinos (13.9)."
"As a group, persons who self-identify as blacks or African Americans (referred to as blacks in this report), have been affected by HIV more than any other racial/ethnic population. Forty-seven percent of persons who received an HIV diagnosis in the United States in 2012 and 43% of all persons living with diagnosed HIV infection in 2011 were black. Blacks also experienced a low 3-year survival rate among persons with HIV infection diagnosed during 2003-2008 (2). The results of that analysis indicated that among blacks aged ≥13 years the death rate per 1,000 persons living with diagnosed HIV decreased from 28.4 in 2008 to 20.5 in 2012. Despite this improvement, in 2012 the death rate per 1,000 persons living with HIV among blacks was 13% higher than the rate for whites and 47% higher than the rate for Hispanics or Latinos. These data demonstrate the need for implementation of interventions and public health strategies to further reduce disparities in deaths."
CDC:
HIV Testing and Service Delivery Among Blacks or African Americans - 61 Health Department Jurisdictions, United States, 2013
February 6, 2015 / 64(04);87-90
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6404a3.htm
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