Trends in HIV/AIDS Diagnoses Among Men Who Have Sex with Men — 33 States, 2001–2006.
June 29th, 2008 | by admin |Trends in HIV/AIDS Diagnoses Among Men Who Have Sex with Men — 33 States, 2001–2006.
In 2008, CDC conducted an analysis of trends in diagnoses of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the 33 states that have had confidential, name-based HIV case reporting since at least 2001. This report summarizes the results of that analysis, which indicated that the number of HIV/AIDS diagnoses among MSM overall during 2001–2006 increased 8.6% (estimated annual percentage change [EAPC] = 1.5). During 2001–2006, an estimated 214,379 persons had HIV/AIDS diagnosed in the 33 states. Of these diagnoses, 46% were in MSM, and 4% were in MSM who engaged in illicit injection-drug use (IDU) (i.e., MSM and IDU). To reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS in the United States, HIV prevention services that aim to reduce the risk for acquiring and transmitting infection among MSM and link infected MSM to treatment must be expanded.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).