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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 10:27 PM Original message |
Were you aware that 64% of new AIDS cases are African American women? |
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Fed_Up_Grammy (923 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
1. Why? Where did you get this information? |
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XboxWarrior (369 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 10:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Post a link ? |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 10:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Link |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 10:36 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. thanks. I heard it on the radio and was searching for a good link. nt |
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JackBeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 10:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. It's not a question of "why" |
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JackBeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
3. Disproportionately. |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 10:37 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. I was not aware until recently and shocked by the numbers for African Americans in general. nt. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 10:39 PM Original message |
In Wash DC the rate is above the national rate. nt |
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JackBeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 10:41 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. 94% of our clients are from communities of color. |
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ben_meyers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
4. Why and how? link? |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 10:36 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Another link and more statistics: One in 50 Black men is HIV+ One in 160 Black women is HIV+ |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 10:40 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. 66% of blacks were alive 9 years after diagnosis as compared to 75% of whites. nt. |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:31 PM Response to Reply #10 |
51. your source does not specifically attribute their figures, but... |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
6. Several years ago it was women in general with highest rates--got from men |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 10:35 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. and it was older women in that category. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
12. A link would be nice. One exists, otherwise what you say is conjecture. |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 10:37 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. see above. Bluebear has posted several good links. nt. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 01:15 AM Response to Reply #13 |
19. Oh, he made a big show of calling me a troll & putting me on ignore. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 01:36 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. too funny. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 04:31 PM Response to Reply #19 |
30. yeah i remember that. was funny. |
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JackBeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 10:43 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. Sex isn't the only way that HIV is transmitted. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
14. This is not a new trend and it did get a lot of exposure when the pattern became clear. nt |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
15. Who cares - they're not repuke voters |
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Unvanguard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 01:39 AM Response to Original message |
21. New FEMALE AIDS cases. |
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fortyfeetunder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 02:12 AM Response to Original message |
22. Yes, the CDC has mentioned it several times |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 04:43 PM Response to Reply #22 |
32. actually, it's the fact that new HIV cases among blacks have been declining 5% per year... |
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Hutzpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 02:21 AM Response to Original message |
23. And your motive for posting this, |
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JackBeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 02:55 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Care to explain yourself? |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 04:38 PM Response to Reply #23 |
31. huh? |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:35 PM Response to Reply #23 |
52. What is your purpose here, |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 02:29 AM Response to Original message |
24. HIV has been overwhelming African-American women for years now. |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 04:31 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Black Americans have a new HIV infection rate of 0.076% per year |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 04:47 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. blacks make up about 13% of the population and 50% of the new HIV infections. |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 05:08 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. a large percentage of a small number is still a small number... |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 05:12 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. why do you attempt to minimize a problem that needs to be addressed? |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 05:36 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. Why do you insist on blowing it out of proportion? |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 05:40 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Jeez, I guess Tavis Smiley, black radio, black churches and activists... |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:01 PM Response to Reply #42 |
48. Like I said, we've got to keep the problem in perspective... |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 03:52 AM Response to Original message |
26. K&R |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
27. kick.nt. |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
28. Wrong -- 64% of cases among WOMEN. Women make up only a quarter of new HIV diagnoses... |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 04:44 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. Bluebear posted links, I am no less alarmed. |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 05:21 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. 40,000 new US HIV cases per year in a population of 300,000,000 = 0.0133% |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 05:26 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. I am thankful a campaign has been started in the African American community... |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:04 PM Response to Reply #38 |
49. getting snippy, eh? |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:05 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. rising HIV rates are somethign people should be worried about. |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:37 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. among blacks, the rate of new HIV infections has been DROPPING 5% per year... |
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JackBeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 10:33 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. No one posting in this thread is actively working |
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cgrindley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
39. That's horseshit. The vast majority of new AIDS cases are African women |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 05:34 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Thats in America...among American women, Paul of Tarsus... |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 05:45 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. so because another part of the world has a bigger problem, we shouldnt work on ours? |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 05:49 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. look upthread, its not a big deal here at all. nt. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 05:52 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. when is black people dying ever a big deal? ofcourse this is NOT racism |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 05:54 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. apparently its blown out of proportion. 40000 new cases? whats the big deal? |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 05:55 PM Response to Reply #39 |
47. Africa has a bigger HIV problem than we do, but even their figures are seriously inflated... |
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