- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- It's a fact. HIV/AIDS among minorities in Georgia.
- Title:
- It's a fact. HIV/AIDS among minorities in Georgia
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Community Health
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Community Health.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia, Dept. of Community Health
- Date of Original:
- 2009
- Subject:
- HIV infections--Georgia
AIDS (Disease)--Georgia
Minorities--Health and hygiene--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Title from PDF image of caption (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed Dec. 20, 2011)
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA C900 .S1 H83 2009
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc900-b-ps1-bh83-b2009-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc900-b-ps1-bh83-b2009-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
The Georgia Department of Community Health Georgia hiv/aids take Project
2009
It's a Fact
HIV/AIDS AMONG MINORITIES* IN GEORIGA
Minority Demographics in Georgia
The proportion of HIV/AIDS cases in Georgia has shifted from largely white "men who have sex with men" to mainly African-Americans, with increasing numbers of women, people infected by heterosexual contact and persons residing in rural areas becoming infected.*
HIV/AIDS Data
Although Georgia is ninth in population, it had the sixth highest rate of reported AIDS cases in 2005, eighth highest total number of AIDS cases reported as of 2003 and eighth highest number of people living with AIDS as of 2005
Percent
Percent of HIV/AIDS cases by Race/Ethnicity Georgia 1990 - 2007
100
Minority percent***
White percent
80
60
40
In 2005, the number of newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS cases among whites in Georgia was 394, compared to 1,703 among African-Americans, 109 among Hispanics/Latinos, 12 among Asians and 28 among Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders, American Indian/ Alaska Native and Multiracial persons
The proportion of HIV/AIDS cases among minorities in Georgia has increased dramatically from 55 percent in 1990 to 82 percent in 2005. (See Percent of HIV/AIDS cases by Race/Ethnicity)
Of the 29,107 persons living with HIV/AIDS in Georgia, African-Americans represented 70 percent of reported cases (20,465)
The HIV/AIDS rate for African-American females was 38 cases per 100,000 persons in 2005 which is 12 times that of white females (three per 100,000) in Georgia**
Modes of Transmission and Behavioral Risk Factors
20
0
1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007
Time of Diagnosis
***Minorities include Blacks/African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Asians/ Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders and American Indians/Alaska Natives.
Reduce Your Chances of HIV Infection: Abstain from sexual intercourse
Get involved in a monogamous relationship with someone who is HIV negative
Discuss HIV with your partners before sex Use male or female latex condoms correctly and consistently
Don't share needles and syringes
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) causes AIDS. The most common mode of transmitting HIV is through unprotected sexual contact with a person with HIV. HIV is transmitted among injection drug users by sharing needles, syringes or drug paraphernalia contaminated with HIV-infected blood. It is now extremely rare for HIV to be transmitted through blood transfusions or blood products
For more information on HIV/AIDS, contact the Office of Health Improvement's Georgia HIV/AIDS TAKE Project at (404) 657-6707 or visit www.hiv-aidstakesproject.org
If you have had unprotected sex or used injectible drugs, get tested for HIV, especially if you are pregnant
to reduce the chances of passing HIV to your baby
*Source: HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, Vol. 15, and HIV/AIDS Reporting System (HARS), Georgia Division of Public Health, (2005). **Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, Vol. 15, and HIV/AIDS Reporting System (HARS), Georgia Division of Public Health (March-July 2007).
Facilitating partnerships affecting HIV/AIDS in Georgia
January 2011