- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- News from DHR.
- Title:
- News from DHR: AIDS update [Apr. 27, 2001]
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Human Resources. Office of Communications
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Human Resources. Office of Communications
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Department of Human Resources. Office of Communications
- Date of Original:
- 2001-04-27
- Subject:
- Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- publications (documents)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Ceased with July 14, 2009.
This publication consists of press releases issued by the Dept.'s Office of Communication covering various themes.
Frequent irregularities in numbering as numerous releases are sometimes issued on the same day; in these cases enumeration consists of the release date plus alpha numbering (e.g. a-h).
2nd release for June 14 2005 (14b) published with year wrongly printed as 2004.
Description based on: July 21, 1997 release; title from caption.
Latest issue consulted: June 14, 2009. - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA H800.C6 P1 N4 2001/4-27
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bh800-pc6-bp1-bn4-b2001-s4-h27-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bh800-pc6-bp1-bn4-b2001-s4-h27-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
April 27, 2001
Contact: Connie Sumpter at 404/657-1389 clsumpter@dhr.state.us
DHR Office of Communications
AIDS Update
Cumulative number of AIDS cases in Georgia since 1981, as reported to the Department of Human Resources, Division of Public Health, Epidemiology and Prevention Branch, AIDS Surveillance.
Reported as of March 31, 2001.
CASES Adults/Adolescents . . . . . . . . . . . 22,682 Children (0-13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22,890
DEATHS Adults/Adolescents . . . . . . . . . . . 12,306 Children (0-13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12,417
SEX Male . . . . . . . . .19,053 Female . . . . . . . . 3,837
Total. . . . . . . 22,890
RACE African American . . . . . . . 14,224 White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8,173 Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .439 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
RISK BEHAVIOR Men who have sex with men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,011 Injecting drug use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,167 Heterosexual contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,958 Men who have sex with men and inject drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,270 Receipt of blood, components or tissue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 Children born to mother with or at risk of HIV infection . . . . . . . . .197 *Other and unknown - Adults/Adolescents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,953 **Other and unknown - Children under 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
*Adults/Adolescents who could not be reached for interviewing; or risk factor could not be determined; or those with hemophilia/coagulation disorder. **Most were born to an HIV-infected mother. The other pediatric cases contracted HIV through hemophilia/coagulation disorder, or a risk factor that could not be determined.
Reported AIDS cases by Public Health Districts
April 27, 2001
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