While other groups decline, HIV increasing in MSM
During 2001-2006, male-to-male sex remained the largest HIV transmission category in the United States and the only one associated with an increasing number of HIV/AIDS diagnoses, according to new data by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports. The number of HIV/AIDS diagnoses among men who have sex with men (MSM) increased 8.6% overall during 2001-2006. During the same period, an estimated 214,379 persons had HIV/AIDS diagnosed in the 33 states. Of these diagnoses, 46% were in MSM, and 4% were in MSM who engaged in illicit injection-drug use (IDU) (i.e., MSM and IDU). Among MSM aged 13-24 years, statistically significant increases in diagnoses were observed in nearly all racial/ethnic populations. These findings underscore the need for continued effective testing and risk reduction interventions for MSM, particularly those under 25 years old. In the CDC analysis, statistically significant decreases in HIV/AIDS diagnoses were observed for all other transmission categories (i.e., among persons likely to have been infected through high-risk heterosexual contact, IDU, MSM and IDU, and other routes).
During 2001-2006, male-to-male sex remained the largest HIV transmission category in the United States and the only one associated with an increasing number of HIV/AIDS diagnoses, according to new data by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports.You have reached your article limit for the month. Subscribe now to access this article plus other member-only content.
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