"AIDS and Hispanic People: A Threat Ignored"

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"AIDS and Hispanic People: A Threat Ignored"

New York Times (12/29/89), P. A1
Navarro, Mireya

Abstract: The threat of AIDS among minority groups in inner cities has been apparent for years, but most Hispanics continue to ignore or deny the threat, health officials say. To reach Hispanic people with AIDS information, officials must overcome language barriers, the Roman Catholic Church's opposition to condoms and condemnation of homosexuality, and rigid sex roles that make it difficult for women to take the lead in practicing safe sex. As statistics show a rise in AIDS cases among minorities, Hispanic leaders are feeling increasing pressure to alert HIV-infected people to new AIDS therapies, push for increased funding for treatment and prevention programs, and change the attitudes that hinder an effective response to the epidemic. In New York City, where Hispanics account for 27 percent of the city's 23,066 cases, elected officials say they face angry outcries when they issue public calls for AIDS awareness. Eunice Diaz, the only Hispanic member of the NationalCommission on AIDS, tells the Hispanic community it must educate itself and fight for increased access to treatment.

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