LSA Talks: Black women account for 61% of new HIV diagnoses among women, although are only 13% -CDC

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Over 280,000 women aged 13 and older are living with HIV in the United States, and 7,402 women were diagnosed with HIV in 2015. Black/African American* women continue to be disproportionately affected by HIV, accounting for 61% of recent diagnoses but only 13% of the female population. The HIV diagnosis rate for black women remains 16 times as high as that of white women, and almost five times that of Hispanic women. (CDC factsheet) Though most women who get HIV get it through vaginal sex, women who inject drugs are also at risk for HIV.

Despite these numbers, we have seen great progress in recent years in reducing HIV among women. From 2010 to 2014, new HIV diagnoses declined 20% among all women and even more (24%) among black women. We have the prevention tools to make more progress—if we work to ensure everyone has the knowledge and access to them.

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Site: National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Factsheet: https://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/newsroom/docs/factsheets/cdc-hiv-aa-508.pdf


What does LSA say?

From Ashley Del Rey:

I think married women should still test regularly. I got the side eye of the century when my aunt & grandmother found out I still get tested. They were like "why?". I'm married, I love my husband, but I love ME more than it all.


You you should be getting tested regularly. Doesn't matter if you're married, single, partnered, etc.

From Messiah St. West:

White people's number are decreasing while blacks are steady climbing up. Smh.

A couple years ago White MSM (men who sleep with men) was higher than black MSM.

From Bella Goth:

Stop fukking around with black men. Be alone if you have to.

From BaddieGalKarter:

Black women almost exclusively date black men that's most of the problem.

From TheUltimate:

With heroin use on the rise in White America, Black women are still accounting for the majority of new diagnoses? I find it hard to believe that these heroin users are practicing safe needle use en masse.

I'm not saying that these numbers aren't accurate: I know for a fact that way too many Black women who are not practicing safer sex; but a lot of White women aren't either. I'd like to know the methodology as to how they acquire these data: e.g. public clinics vs. private facilities; making sure their WOC sample isn't over-indexed on public clinic data; etc.

I do believe that TPTB has a vested interested in making sure AA women are ranked at the bottom of nearly every study that exists. When ppl feel poorly about themselves, it makes them feel better than POC are worse off.

From GROANAWAY:

Dude. White women are just as promiscuous. Even more so. They aren't getting these diseases at these rates. Why are black women?

From oicantbelieveit:

I attended an HIV town hall meeting in DC one year and learned quite a bit about power dynamics that lead to this. There were a few sessions that taught women strategies on negotiating condom use. Some women who were reluctant to insist were fearful the man would leave them. Some didn't want to be alone but some were dependent on the man for housing or money. It's tough.

From Indielocks in response to scaryspicey:

Originally Posted by ScarySpicey
"I wonder how they're contacting it because melanin kangszz would never."

And aren't they all supposed to be dating Becky? So they supposedly don't want us but still take the time to inject us with HIV. Something smells.

From mystikspiral:

A Black woman with TWO lifetime sexual partners is 10x more likely to contract HIV than a White woman with TEN lifetime sexual partners.

The facts are inconvenient and sad.

From Ashley1990:

fukking with dookie dipping ass black men who won't be real about being on the DL

From Rere84:

 

[Quiet Magician]

Again why y'all bring LSA to thecoli? Those fat ugly birds are self hating wenches and haven't gotten that reality check yet. When it does, they will come crawling back but until then they can go kick rocks.

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

be careful with who you lay with. Everybody cheating nowadays so you never know what you may get.

 

[The M.I.C.]

I have to be careful of what I digest from there..have to keep in mind that white trolls infest that site as well.

I tuned out after the first quoted response..I do agree with getting routinely tested even if you're married.

 

[Henri Christophe]

dookie dipping ass black men

 

[Tropical Fantasy]

Condoms, use em

 

[Dorian Breh]

Atlanta gotta hold this L

 

[BlackFruitPunch]

fukking with dookie dipping ass black men who won't be real about being on the DL
Corey Holcomb posts on LSA?

 

[Amerikan Melanin]

I dont believe these numbers.

 

[Kokoro]

If the heterosexual men diagnosis is nearly half of heterosexual women then it has to be DL men responsible for this spreading HIV amongst hetero women

Cheating is wrong for starters

Second why cheat with a man? Your girl/wife has an a$$hole too. You just prefer the company of men and need to be honest with yourself

 

[Henri Christophe]

If the heterosexual men diagnosis is nearly half of heterosexual women then it has to be DL men responsible for this spreading HIV amongst hetero women

Cheating is wrong for starters

Second why cheat with a man? Your girl/wife has an a$$hole too. You just prefer the company of men and need to be honest with yourself

shyt is ridiculous

 

[Ol’Otis]

downlow n*ggas


i dont believe these numbers though

 

[The Mad Titan]

Our queens

 

[Henri Christophe]

support the LGBT community, brehs

 

[Kokoro]

I dont believe these numbers.

This is part of the problem. Denial

Some dudes act like it's not that widespread or you can't really catch it

The exact numbers don't matter for me. It could 30 percent or 10 percent. Im engaging in safe sex regardless