Continuing Racial Differences In HIV Prevalence In U.S.
Sunday, October 11, 2009 - 23:07
in Health & Medicine
HIV prevalence among African Americans is ten times greater than the prevalence among whites. This racial disparity in HIV prevalence has persisted in the face of both governmental and private actions, involving many billions of dollars, to combat HIV. In a new study, researchers examine factors responsible for the stark racial disparities in HIV infection in the U.S. and the now concentrated epidemic among African Americans.