Women's Health USA 2006

HORIZONTAL BAR CHART: Female AIDS Cases, Aged 13 and Older, by Exposure Category and Race/Ethnicity, 2004

HORIZONTAL BAR CHART: Female AIDS Cases, Aged 13 and Older, by Exposure Category* and Race/Ethnicity,** 2004

(Number of Cases in Females)

Non-Hispanic White: Heterosexual Contact 796, Injection Drug Use 604, Coagulation Disorder and Receipt of Blood/Blood Components 24, Other/Undetermined 548

Non-Hispanic Black: Heterosexual Contact 3355, Injection Drug Use 1268, Coagulation Disorder and Receipt of Blood/Blood Components 79, Other/Undetermined 2884

Hispanic: Heterosexual Contact 1021, Injection Drug Use 445, Coagulation Disorder and Receipt of Blood/Blood Components 21, Other/Undetermined 597

*Each reported case of AIDS is assigned to one exposure category, even if more than one risk factor is present, according to the probability of acquiring the infection from each risk behavior.

**Numbers for Asian/Pacific Islanders and American Indian/Alaska Natives are too small to illustrate on graph.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report 2004 Vol. 16. http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/index.htm
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