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Trends in HIV/AIDS among women of color. Clearinghouse, AIDS Newsletter Database, P.O. Box 6003, Rockville, MD 20849-6003. 800-458-5231 ext. 5714. A fee will apply.

Update/Natl Minor COUNC. 1997 Mar;:1-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE AIDS/97702461
Maldonado M

Abstract: The incidence rates of HIV and AIDS among African American and Hispanic women is growing dramatically, and is now the third leading cause of death among women 25 to 44 years old. In developing countries, most women contract HIV from unprotected heterosexual sex; in the U.S., the majority of cases can be traced to injection drug use. Tables and statistics demonstrate trends in HIV infection rates, and factors influencing the spread of the disease are discussed.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/ETHNOLOGY/EPIDEMIOLOGY/ TRANSMISSION Adolescence Adult Asian Americans Blacks Child, Preschool Disease Transmission, Vertical Female HIV Infections/*ETHNOLOGY/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/*TRANSMISSION HIV Seropositivity Hispanic Americans Human Indians, North American Infant Infant, Newborn Male Sex Behavior Substance Abuse, Intravenous United States/EPIDEMIOLOGY *Women's Health NEWSLETTER ARTICLEKWDacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome/ethnology/epidemiology/transmissionadolescenceadultasianamericansblackschild,preschooldiseasetransmission,verticalfemalehivinfections/KWDethnology/KWDepidemiology/KWDtransmissionhivseropositivityhispanicamericanshumanindians,northamericaninfantinfant,newbornmalesexbehaviorsubstanceabuse,intravenousunitedstates/epidemiologyKWDwomen'shealthnewsletterarticle
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