HIV among American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States

HIV is a critical public health issue among the approximately 5.2 million American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) who represent about 1.7%a of the US population. AI/AN represented less than 1% of estimated new HIV infections in 2010. When compared with other racial/ethnic groups, AI/AN ranked fi...

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Other Authors: National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.). Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention.
Language:English
Subjects:
HIV Infections/epidemiology/United States
HIV Infections/ethnology
Indians
North American
Inuits
Population Surveillance
Pacific
inuits
Alaska
Online Access:http://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/36608/
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Summary:HIV is a critical public health issue among the approximately 5.2 million American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) who represent about 1.7%a of the US population. AI/AN represented less than 1% of estimated new HIV infections in 2010. When compared with other racial/ethnic groups, AI/AN ranked fifth in estimated rates of HIV infection diagnoses in 2011, with lower rates than blacks/African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Native Hawaiians/Other Pacific Islanders, and people reporting multiple races, but higher rates than Asians and whites. CS238900_F aian.pdf

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