CDC: Half of Gay Black Men Will Get HIV

[JI7]

i wonder what numbers would be based on geography and whether areas that are more lgbt friendly would have lower rates.


<In a first-of-its-kind analysis, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have concluded that one in two black men who are gay or bisexual will contract HIV.

According to the infographic, "studies have shown that African-Americans do not engage in riskier sexual behavior compared to Americans of other races/ethnicities" but also that "reasons for" blacks to have a "higher lifetime risk" of contracting HIV/AIDS "include higher prevalence within the community ... lack of access to health care; poverty; and stigma."

"Unsurprisingly, economic hardship also plays a significant role," continued the spokesperson. "If you don't have the means to see a doctor, you may not get an HIV test or treatment until it's too late. Physicians have a central role in helping people know their risk for HIV infection as well as the options that are available to prevent it."

Additionally, "those who can't afford the basics in life may end up in circumstances that increase their risk," said the spokesperson, and "homelessness and unstable housing can hinder access to preventative health care, as well as treatment and prevention services for HIV-infected individuals."

"Finally, fear and stigma can prevent African-Americans from getting tested (e.g. patients fear being identified as HIV-infected or physicians themselves are reluctant to offer the test for fear of offending them). This is not unique to the African-American community – fear and stigma are issues that remain too prevalent across this country and prevent too many, including African-Americans, from seeking the testing, treatment, and support they need.">


https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/cdc-half-gay-black-men-will-get-hiv-aids

[Recursion]

1. Adrian Fenty back in the day was pushing for 100% HIV testing in DC

I wish that had gone somewhere.

[brer cat]

2. And from a CDC study showing declines in overall HIV diagnoses:

Despite these recent gains, African American women continue to be disproportionately affected by HIV, accounting for six in 10 diagnoses among women in 2014.

"i wonder what numbers would be based on geography and whether areas that are more lgbt friendly would have lower rates. " I wonder the same thing, JI7.

[1StrongBlackMan]

3. Here is something that troubles me ...

"Unsurprisingly, economic hardship also plays a significant role," continued the spokesperson. "If you don't have the means to see a doctor, you may not get an HIV test or treatment until it's too late. Physicians have a central role in helping people know their risk for HIV infection as well as the options that are available to prevent it."

Economics doesn't seem to fit as "playing a significant role" in GETTING HIV. Seeing a doctor, whether one is wealthy or poor, to get a test or treatment won't prevent one from getting what one may or may not have (though, both might prevent one from spreading HIV ... perhaps, that what the excerpt was attempting to say?)

[La Lioness Priyanka]

4. Yeah, they are referring to both spreading HIV and affording PrEP

if you have a low viral load, you are less likely to spread HIV and once you know your status you are less likely to spread HIV

if you are a gay man, you should be on PrEP, which you would only get if you had access to doctors

[1StrongBlackMan]

5. Okay. Thanks.

[Number23]

6. Good God, STILL???!! I thought that HIV was on its way to being eradicated!

[La Lioness Priyanka]

8. It well might be in groups that can afford PrEP

All this is even sadder when other studies clearly show black gay men DONT engage in any more risky behavior than white gay men, so it comes down to access to healthcare and dating within a community that already has a high Infection rate

[Number23]

10. I know. That just makes this almost unbearable

And not to say that anyone who engages in risky behavior "deserves" this but the fact that these guys are no more "risky" than others and are still being hit this hard is just horrible and cruel.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

11. it's super sad. ugh. AA's get such a shitty fucking deal in this country.

[JustAnotherGen]

7. This makes my heart hurt

[La Lioness Priyanka]

9. Mine too