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HIV/AIDS Among African-Born Residents in the United States

Abstract  

The number of African-born residents living in the United States (US) increased by more than 750 % between 1980 and 2009.
HIV diagnosis rates in this population are six times higher than estimated incidence in the general US population. African-immigrants
with HIV are also diagnosed at later stages of infection than US-born residents, but they paradoxically have lower mortality
after diagnosis. There are higher rates of HIV among women, higher rates of heterosexual transmission, and lower rates of
injection-drug-use-associated transmission among African-born residents in the US relative to the general US population. Despite
this distinct epidemiologic profile, surveillance reports often group African-born residents with US-born Blacks. The high
rates of HIV among African-born residents in the US combined with increasing immigration and incomplete surveillance data
highlight the need for more accurate epidemiologic data along with appropriate HIV service programs.

  • Content Type Journal Article
  • Category Original Paper
  • Pages 1-7
  • DOI 10.1007/s10903-012-9691-6
  • Authors
    • Demetri A. Blanas, Department of Health Evidence and Policy, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1077, New York City, NY 10029, USA
    • Kim Nichols, African Services Committee, New York City, NY, USA
    • Mulusew Bekele, African Services Committee, New York City, NY, USA
    • Amanda Lugg, African Services Committee, New York City, NY, USA
    • Roxanne P. Kerani, Public Health Seattle and King County, Seattle, WA, USA
    • Carol R. Horowitz, Department of Health Evidence and Policy, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1077, New York City, NY 10029, USA
    • Journal Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
    • Online ISSN 1557-1920
    • Print ISSN 1557-1912
Posted in: Journal Article Abstracts on 09/26/2012 | Link to this post on IFP |
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