- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Women and AIDS in Georgia.
- Title:
- Women and AIDS in Georgia
- Creator:
- Georgia. Division of Public Health
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Epidemiology and Prevention Branch.
Georgia. Division of Public Health.
Georgia. Department of Human Resources. Office of Communications. - Publisher:
- [Atlanta, GA] : Georgia Dept. of Human Resources, Office of Communications
- Date of Original:
- 2008
- Subject:
- AIDS (Disease) in women--Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Title from caption
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA H800.C6 S1 F35 23 2008
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bh800-pc6-bs1-bf35-b23-b2008-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bh800-pc6-bs1-bf35-b23-b2008-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 28 cm.
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
fact sheet
Georgia Department of Human Resources
WOMEN AND AIDS IN GEORGIA
In 2006, women accounted for two in five Georgians newly diagnosed with AIDS. Of the 31,557 cumulative cases of AIDS diagnosed in Georgia through December 31, 2006, women comprised 6,303 of those cases.
From 1981 through December 31, 2006, 84% of women diagnosed with AIDS in Georgia were African-American.
During that time, 42% of the adult and adolescent females diagnosed with AIDS in Georgia became infected through sex with an infected partner.
21% of adult and adolescent females diagnosed with AIDS in Georgia were infected by sharing needles used to inject drugs, and one percent was infected by transfusions with contaminated blood or blood products. (The risk factors in the remaining cases are not known.)
If an HIV-infected woman receives appropriate therapy during pregnancy and delivery, and if the infant receives it after birth, the chances of the infant becoming HIV infected are drastically reduced.
Most women do not know if their sex partner is HIV-infected. People with HIV may not have noticeable symptoms for many years, and people with AIDS are not always visibly sick.
STDs, including gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis, increase the risk of transmitting or acquiring HIV from an infected partner through unprotected sex.
Did you know? Nearly four of five (77%) women in Georgia who were diagnosed with AIDS
through December 2006 were 15-44 years of age at the time of AIDS diagnosis. On July 1, 2007, it became law in Georgia to screen all pregnant women for HIV. In 2006, AIDS was the fourth leading cause of death among African-American
women ages 20-44 in Georgia. 42% of women diagnosed with AIDS through December 2006 in Georgia were
living outside the 20-county Atlanta metropolitan area at the time of AIDS diagnosis.
Where to go for information about HIV/AIDS Your doctor, your county health department, or the Division of Public Health at
(404) 657-2700. Call the Georgia AIDS Information Line at 1-800-551-2728. They can answer
your questions or refer you to community outreach programs. You won't have to give your name. Call Helpline Georgia at 1-800-338-6745 for more information about drug treatment programs.
Georgia Department of Human Resources Office of Communications www.dhr.georgia.gov February 2008