The AIDS Epidemic among Blacks and Hispanics

Social researchers and epidemiologists, as well as their major institutions and the general public, have been slow to address the racial and ethnic aspects of the AIDS epidemic. Whether measured by categories associated with major routes of infection, age level, gender, or by diminished length of su...

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Published in:The Milbank quarterly 1987-01, Vol.65, p.455-499
Main Authors: Friedman, Samuel R., Sotheran, Jo L., Abdul-Quader, Abu, Primm, Beny J., Don C. Des Jarlais, Kleinman, Paula, Maugé, Conrad, Goldsmith, Douglas S., El-Sadr, Wafaa, Maslansky, Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - epidemiology
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - mortality
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - transmission
Adolescent
Adult
African Americans
AIDS
Blacks
Child
Disease Outbreaks
Disease transmission
Epidemics
Epidemiology
Female
Health
Hispanic Americans
Hispanics
HIV
HIV Seropositivity - epidemiology
Homosexuality
Humans
Intravenous drug abuse
Male
Male homosexuality
New York City
Racial Dimensions of AIDS: Attitudes and Policies
Risk Factors
Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
United States
White people
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Summary:Social researchers and epidemiologists, as well as their major institutions and the general public, have been slow to address the racial and ethnic aspects of the AIDS epidemic. Whether measured by categories associated with major routes of infection, age level, gender, or by diminished length of survival, blacks and Hispanics are disproportionately affected by AIDS. Education, care, and outreach efforts based upon stereotypes of gay white males will have to yield to greater attention to cultural differences-and potential strengths-within each of the special "communities at risk." Evidence indicates areas of social resistance along with unique possibilities for change.
ISSN:0887-378X
DOI:10.2307/3349999