Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Early Release / Vol. 61, November 27, 2012

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• Alternative Title:
  Vital Signs: HIV Infection, Testing, and Risk Behaviors Among Youths - United States
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  In 2009, 6.7% of the estimated 1.1 million persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the United States were youths (defined in this report as persons aged 13-24 years); more than half of youths with HIV (59.5%) were unaware of their infection.
  
  CDC used National HIV Surveillance System data to estimate, among youths, prevalence rates of -diagnosed HIV infection in 2009 and the number of new infections (incidence) in 2010. To assess the -prevalence of risk factors and HIV testing among youths, CDC used the 2009 and 2011 Youth Risk -Behavior Surveillance -System for 9th-12th grade students and the 2010 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) for persons 18-24 years.
  
  Prevalence of diagnosed HIV was 69.5 per 100,000 youths at the end of 2009. Youths accounted for 12,200 (25.7%) new HIV infections in 2010. Of these, 7,000 (57.4%) were among blacks/African Americans, 2,390 (19.6%) among Hispanics/Latinos, and 2,380 (19.5%) among whites; 8,800 (72.1%) were attributed to male-to-male sexual contact. The percentage of youths tested for HIV overall was 12.9% among high school students and 34.5% among those aged 18-24 years; it was lower among males than females, and lower among whites and Hispanics/Latinos than blacks/African Americans.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Attitude To Health Black Or African American Female Hispanic Or Latino HIV Infections / Diagnosis HIV Infections / Epidemiology HIV Seropositivity Humans Male Mass Screening Prevalence Risk-Taking Risk Factors Schools Sexual Behavior Young Adult

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• Source:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), 2012; v. 61, MMWR: Early Release
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Subseries:
  MMWR: Early Release
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Issue
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• Volume:
  61
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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