HIV statistics

[Kitra101]

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Hello,

I am looking for HIV stats by city...I have looked on the cdc site and googled it...does anyone know where i can find most recent (or any) stats on HIV/AIDS patients located in the Atlanta area? I found Ga stats, but I saw that it makes it appear that HIV/AIDS only occurs in about .08% of the population and I imagine that it is a bit higher. Any thoughts? I tend to assume that in the case of the US, the risk for contracting HIV increases near cities and decreases in small, isolated rural towns...

Any insight greatly appreciated!

 

[DropkickMurphy]

Why the big concern? Avoid risky behaviors and use proper precautions and you have little risk of contracting it. In fact you have a greater risk of contracting hepatitis C and if you want to worry about a communicable disease that poses a risk to health care providers, that would be my choice.

 

[Kitra101]

Why the big concern? Avoid risky behaviors and use proper precautions and you have little risk of contracting it. In fact you have a greater risk of contracting hepatitis C and if you want to worry about a communicable disease that poses a risk to health care providers, that would be my choice.

Thank you for your advice, but I have a discussion/argument going on and I believe that one should not consider HIV to be so rare and should handle most situations like a serious situation - almost like all blood in considered to be HIV positive in a medical setting to ensure proper precaution as the norm...i just want the stats to be able to make a better argument for my case....thanks

 

[Flopotomist]

Hey Kitra - the .08% number sounds abotu right. I was on a team that got a grant from the CDC to look at HIV testing among the underserved - and when I wrote the grant, I relied heavily on the county dept. of health. They keep aggregate numbers on things like this at the county level, so try there. Good luck, and if you need further help, pm me.

 

[skypilot]

Hello,

I am looking for HIV stats by city...I have looked on the cdc site and googled it...does anyone know where i can find most recent (or any) stats on HIV/AIDS patients located in the Atlanta area? I found Ga stats, but I saw that it makes it appear that HIV/AIDS only occurs in about .08% of the population and I imagine that it is a bit higher. Any thoughts? I tend to assume that in the case of the US, the risk for contracting HIV increases near cities and decreases in small, isolated rural towns...

Any insight greatly appreciated!

Well when you look at the rate don't forget that the number includes married people, children, the elderly etc. The rate is a lot higher among the homeless drug abusers that comprise part of the patient population at a lot of inner city hospitals.

 

[Kitra101]

Well when you look at the rate don't forget that the number includes married people, children, the elderly etc. The rate is a lot higher among the homeless drug abusers that comprise part of the patient population at a lot of inner city hospitals.

OK here is my question:

Specifically, what is the percentage of HIV positive/AIDS people who are enrolled at an average major public university institution? I have to believe that .08 is a low percentage...taking out of account senior citizens, married, etc....just amongst non-married college students/post grads, etc...anyone?

 

[DropkickMurphy]

I have a discussion/argument going on and I believe that one should not consider HIV to be so rare and should handle most situations like a serious situation - almost like all blood in considered to be HIV positive in a medical setting to ensure proper precaution as the norm...i just want the stats to be able to make a better argument for my case

It's something called "universal precautions". It's standard practice.

By the way, surprisingly, the elderly are actually considered by some to be a "high risk" group. The exact reasons for this I'm not certain, but it was something I heard from a pathologist.


EDIT:
Here check out p. 46 of this. It provides websites for various local AIDS surveillance organizations and one of those organizations should surely be able to provide you with whatever evidence you're seeking. http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/stats/2003SurveillanceReport.pdf

 

[DrBowtie]

Try guttmacher.org
It is a good research institute. You can make a custom table based on state level data and thsounds of criteria. I wrote a paper on sex issues in college but never touched on specifically HIV/AIDS rates.

If you want additional info on general STD or sex issues in college PM me and I will send you my works cited.

 

[dbhvt]

I'm probably wrong, and I appologize if I am, but my gut instincts tell me someone has had some sort of HIV exposure.

So, for anyone out there who might out there worried about a possible exposure:

Get tested. It's really not as difficult and embarassing as you might think, and you'll sleep much better afterwards. Cheek swab tests are widely in use, and are perfectly fine tests, so you don't have to get stuck. Especially if you live in any kind of city, I'm sure there are anonymous testing sites not affiliated with the university. In my town there is this guy at the health department who meets people wherever they feel comfortable. Try checking for HIV hotlines, or call the county health department for a list of options. Again, I am probably wrong, and apologize about jumping to conclusions, but the possibility made me want to say something. If you have any questions, feel free to PM me.

Just to reiterate, if anyone out there is concerned about an exposure, I strongly urge you to get tested, even if the risk is relatively small. You are probably fine, and a test will just help you sleep, but the worst case scenario is not that you get the disease, it's that you get it and don't know it until you become symptomatic. It's always frustrating to see someone admitted to the hospital with pneumocystis in this day and age.

 

[dbhvt]

The rate is a lot higher among the homeless drug abusers that comprise part of the patient population at a lot of inner city hospitals.

While this may be true, there are also pockets of high prevelance areas in some rural parts of the US.

 

[glp]

Thank you for your advice, but I have a discussion/argument going on and I believe that one should not consider HIV to be so rare and should handle most situations like a serious situation - almost like all blood in considered to be HIV positive in a medical setting to ensure proper precaution as the norm...i just want the stats to be able to make a better argument for my case....thanks

i believe that anything above 1 percent of the general population is considered very high for a locality.

 

[mkitty]

Have you tried the United Nations AIDS website? not sure if there are stats by city though.

i believe that anything above 1 percent of the general population is considered very high for a locality.

 

[DownonthePharm]

By the way, surprisingly, the elderly are actually considered by some to be a "high risk" group. The exact reasons for this I'm not certain, but it was something I heard from a pathologist.
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I thought this was interesting too. They are less likely to use condoms because they are not concerned about pregnancy, and are less likely to be tested because they dont see themselves as a risk group.

 

[riceman04]

Hey Kitra - the .08% number sounds abotu right. I was on a team that got a grant from the CDC to look at HIV testing among the underserved - and when I wrote the grant, I relied heavily on the county dept. of health. They keep aggregate numbers on things like this at the county level, so try there. Good luck, and if you need further help, pm me.

Hey can you show me how to write a professional grant proposal?

 

[Noway]

OK here is my question:

Specifically, what is the percentage of HIV positive/AIDS people who are enrolled at an average major public university institution? I have to believe that .08 is a low percentage...taking out of account senior citizens, married, etc....just amongst non-married college students/post grads, etc...anyone?

i dont think you will ever find an accurate % in a university. I think all numbers you find will be low just because many people with HIV/AIDS dont know they have it so they would obviously be unaccounted for.