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HAPPENING AT CARES
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California has the second highest HIV/AIDS incidence rate in the United States after New York. An estimated 190,000 people were living with HIV in the state of California as of April 30, 2009, including all of those with and without AIDS.
In 2006, 1.1% of HIV Counseling and Testing Program clients were diagnosed with HIV. In comparison to non-Hispanic Whites, Blacks were 1.7 times more likely to test HIV-positive and Hispanics 1.4 times more likely. Of living cases, men who have sex with men are most affected by HIV/AIDS, accounting for 64.6% of HIV infections, followed by heterosexual contact (9.5%), IDU (9.0%) and MSM & IDU (7.9%). Over two-thirds of all of those in California living with HIV reside in Los Angeles County or the San Francisco Bay Area. However, there has been a 2.7-fold increse in the number of people living with HIV in the San Joaquin Valley over the last decade. 0.7% of inmates in California prisons were known to be HIV positive in 2005. 11.9% of all people living with HIV/AIDS in California are women. Top 10 HIV Counties Los Angeles 14,099 cases San Francisco 5,215 cases San Diego 4,008 cases Orange 2,710 cases San Bernardino 1,635 cases Riverside 1,260 cases Alameda 1,132 cases Sacramento 1,091 cases Santa Clara 762 cases Contra Costa 572 cases Top 10 AIDS Counties Los Angeles 55,476 cases San Francisco 28,179 cases San Diego 13,970 cases Alameda 7,707 cases Orange 7,489 cases Riverside 5,653 cases Santa Clara 4,121 cases San Bernardino 3,868 cases Sacramento 3,728 cases Contra Costa 2,839 cases Source: California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS, HIV/AIDS Case Registry Section, data as of April 30, 2009 |
