Health News
2006-06-14
HIV rates climb
among NYC gay and bisexual men
HIV infections
are climbing among New York City's gay men, particularly
those under age 30.
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The rate of new
HIV infections is rising among gay and bisexual men in
New York City, climbing from 479 new diagnoses during the
first six months of 2004 to 507 in the first six
months of 2005, Gay City News reports. The proportion
of the city’s HIV diagnosis attributed to gay
and bisexual men has climbed steadily between 2001 and
the first half of 2005, according to the city health
department. The proportion of the city’s HIV
diagnoses among men who have sex with men in 2001 was
26%; in the first six months of 2005 it was 39%.
Overall, the number of new HIV diagnoses among gay and
bisexual men under age 30 is rising, but it's dropping
among those over age 30, according to health
department data. This could indicate that HIV
prevention campaigns are failing to resonate among younger
gay men or that younger men who have sex with men are
no longer as fearful of contracting HIV because they
believe it can be easily treated. (The Advocate)
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