HIV in New York City in 2006 - Incidence and Distribution
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[edit] Total Incidence of HIV in New York City
The incidence of HIV in New York City is "72 new infections for every 100,000 people, compared with 23 per 100,000 nationally — according to a study released on Wednesday by the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene."
"The findings, based on a new formula developed by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, estimated that 4,762 New Yorkers contracted H.I.V. in 2006, the most precise estimate the city had ever offered."
[edit] Percentage of Newly Infected HIV Sufferers in New York City by Gender
"Men accounted for 76 percent of new H.I.V. infections and women for 25 percent. (The figures exceed 100 percent because of rounding.)"
[edit] Percentage of Newly Infected HIV Sufferers in New York City by Race/Ethnicity
"Blacks made up 46 percent of the newly infected; Hispanics, 32 percent; and whites, 21 percent. "
[edit] Percentage of Newly Infected HIV Sufferers in New York City by Age
"Those under age 20 made up 4 percent of the newly infected; those 20 to 29 years old, 24 percent; those 30 to 39 years old, 29 percent; those 40 to 49 years old, 29 percent; and those 50 and older, 15 percent."
[edit] Percentage of Newly Infected HIV Sufferers in New York City by Cause
"Sex between men was the main cause in 50 percent of new infections; high-risk heterosexual sex in 22 percent; intravenous drug use in 8 percent; and unknown or uncertain causes in 18 percent."
[edit] Percentage of Newly Infected HIV Sufferers in New York City by Region
"Manhattan accounted for 35 percent of new infections; Brooklyn, 26 percent; the Bronx, 19 percent; and Queens, 17 percent."
[edit] High Risk Groups
"As the health department has repeatedly noted, gay minority men were particularly at risk. For example, of new H.I.V. infections among men under age 30 who have sex with men, 77 percent were in black or Hispanic men, as were 59 percent of new H.I.V. infections among men ages 30 to 50 who have sex with men."
[edit] Source
NYTimes.com article H.I.V. Is Spreading in New York City at Three Times the National Rate, a Study Finds, published August 27, 2008.
