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HIV Update and Special Populations

HIV in the United States: At a Glance

1. Each of the following is an accurate statement about HIV incidence and diagnosis EXCEPT:

A. The estimated incidence of HIV has remained stable overall in recent years, at about 50,000 new HIV infections per year

B. Men who have sex with men (MSM) continue to bear the greatest burden of HIV infection, and among races/ethnicities, African Americans continue to be disproportionately affected

C. In 2011, an estimated 49,273 people were diagnosed with HIV infection in the United States, and in that same year, an estimated 32,052 people were diagnosed with AIDS

D. Overall, an estimated 987,492 people in the United States have been diagnosed with AIDS


By Risk Group

2. The estimated number of new HIV infections is greatest among MSM in the age group of 25-36, with black MSM representing 45% of new HIV infections among this age group.

A. True

B. False


By Race/Ethnicity

3. Blacks/African Americans continue to experience the most severe burden of HIV, compared with other races and ethnicities, as demonstrated by:

A. Blacks represent approximately 10% of the U.S. population, but accounted for an estimated 41% of new HIV infections in 2010

B. Since the epidemic began, more than 260,800 blacks with an AIDS diagnosis have died, including an estimated 7,678 in 2010

C. Unless the course of the epidemic changes, at some point in their lifetime, an estimated 1 in 14 black men and 1 in 26 black women will be diagnosed with HIV infection

D. All of the above


HIV Among Latinos

4. Cultural factors that contribute to the HIV epidemic in Latino communities include avoiding testing, counseling, or treatment out of fear of discrimination, stigmatization or immigration status, and socioeconomic factors including poverty, lower educational attainment, inadequate health insurance and health care, and language barriers.

A. True

B. False


What CDC Is Doing

5. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) supports the national dissemination of effective HIV _____________ for Latinos that are delivered by health departments and community-based organizations (CBOs) around the country.

A. Education

B. Testing programs

C. Behavioral interventions

D. Counseling services


HIV Among Transgender People in the United States

6. The term gender identity refers to a person’s basic sense of self, and transgender refers to people whose gender identity does not conform to a binary classification of gender based on biological sex, external genitalia, or their sex assigned at birth.

A. True

B. False


The Numbers

7. A review of studies of HIV infection in countries with data available for transgender people estimated that HIV prevalence for transgender women was nearly ________ as high as for other adults of reproductive age.

A. 50 times

B. 40 times

C. 30 times

D. 20 times


Prevention Challenges

8. Although research shows a similar proportion of HIV-positive transgender women have health insurance coverage as compared with other infected people who are not transgender, HIV-infected transgender women are less likely to be on antiretroviral therapy.

A. True

B. False


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