Thursday, March 10, 2011

What's important? Awareness.

See this link via redpumpproject.com

Here's what you should know: HIV/AIDS and Women

highlights:
■There are approximately 1.1 million people living with HIV/AIDS in the U.S. & almost 280,000 are women
■In 2006, there were 15,000 new HIV infections and 9,801 AIDS cases diagnosed among women
■There were 3,784 deaths among women with AIDS in 2006
■Among those who are HIV positive, 35% of women were tested for HIV late in their illness (diagnosed with AIDS within one year of testing positive)
■HIV is the 5th leading cause of death in women in the United States, ages 25-44
■The largest number of HIV/AIDS diagnoses during recent years was for women aged 15–39

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