http://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/newsroom/docs/2012/FACTSHEET-VitalSigns-112712.pdf
World AIDS Day 2012 – CDC’s Vital Signs Report Finds More than Half of HIV-Infected Young People Unaware of Their Status
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent this bulletin at 11/27/2012 12:22 PM EST
NCHHSTP Newsroom from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Young people between the ages of 13 and 24 represent more than a quarter of new HIV infections each year (26 percent) and most of these youth living with HIV (60 percent) are unaware they are infected, according to a Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The most-affected young people are young gay and bisexual men and African–Americans, the report says.
The analysis looks at the latest data on HIV infections, testing, and risk behaviors among young people and was published in advance of World AIDS Day, Dec. 1.
Despite recommendations from CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics that call for routine HIV testing of youth in medical settings, the analysis shows that 35 percent of 18-24 year olds have been tested for HIV, while only 13 percent of high school students (and 22 percent of sexually experienced students) have ever been tested.
Additionally, an analysis of data on risk behaviors among high school students in 12 states and nine large urban school districts found that young men who have sex with men reported engaging in substantially higher levels of risk behavior than their heterosexual male peers.
Please see our press release and fact sheet, or visit our newsroom for more information.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/newsroom/docs/2012/FACTSHEET-VitalSigns-112712.pdf
Young people between the ages of 13 and 24 represent more than a quarter of new HIV infections each year (26 percent) and most of these youth living with HIV (60 percent) are unaware they are infected, according to a Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The most-affected young people are young gay and bisexual men and African–Americans, the report says.
The analysis looks at the latest data on HIV infections, testing, and risk behaviors among young people and was published in advance of World AIDS Day, Dec. 1.
Despite recommendations from CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics that call for routine HIV testing of youth in medical settings, the analysis shows that 35 percent of 18-24 year olds have been tested for HIV, while only 13 percent of high school students (and 22 percent of sexually experienced students) have ever been tested.
Additionally, an analysis of data on risk behaviors among high school students in 12 states and nine large urban school districts found that young men who have sex with men reported engaging in substantially higher levels of risk behavior than their heterosexual male peers.
Please see our press release and fact sheet, or visit our newsroom for more information.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/newsroom/docs/2012/FACTSHEET-VitalSigns-112712.pdf
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