HIV/AIDS Rate in D.C. Hits 3%

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As a public health professional dedicated to promoting TOTAL LIFE PROSPERITY I was saddened when I heard the report on HIV/AIDS rates on the rise here in the district. Here’s a summary of the 2008 epidemiology report by the District’s HIV/AIDS office report:

At least 3% of District residents have HIV or AIDS! that constitutes a “generalized and severe” epidemic!!! That translates into 2,984 residents per every 100,000 over the age of 12

“Our rates are higher than West Africa,” said Shannon L. Hader, director of the District’s HIV/AIDS Administration

“We have every mode of transmission” — men having sex with men, heterosexual, & injected drug use — “going up, all on the rise”

More than 4%of blacks in the city are known to have HIV, along with almost 2 percent of Latinos and 1.4 percent of whites. 76% of the HIV infected are black, 70% are men, and 70% are age 40 & older.

Heterosexual sex was the principal mode of transmission for blacks with the disease: 33% Men having sex with men was the chief mode of transmission for white residents: 78%; and Latinos, 49%. Black women represent more than a quarter of HIV cases in the District, and most, about 58%, were infected through heterosexual sex. About a quarter of black women were infected through drug use.

22% increase in HIV and AIDS cases reported at the end of 2006

Black men carry an infection rate of nearly 7%

Almost 1 in 10 residents between the ages of 40-49 has the virus.

THESE STATS ARE OUTRAGEOUS!!!! We have to do something to stop to spread of this deadly virus. The bible declares in Hosea 4:6 “My people perish for lack of knowledge” So I want to provide people with the knowledge to protect themselves. HIV can be transmitted in three main ways: Sexual transmission , Transmission through blood, Mother-to-child transmission. Here is an easy, ABC list of sexual transmission HIV prevention:

THE ABC METHOD :

Abstinence… Simple STOP SCREWING!!!!!!!

Being tested for HIV and being faithful in marriage and monogamous relationships. GET TESTED!!!! THINK MORE OF YOURSELF! This is your the only life, you get 1 body…INVEST IN YOUR SELF by knowing your status…if you don’t invest in yourself who will????

Correct and consistent use of condoms for those who practice high-risk behaviours. Condoms are the only form of protection that can both help to stop the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) such as HIV and prevent pregnancy. You need to use a new condom every time you have sexual intercourse. Never use the same condom twice!

Posted by totallifeprosperity @ 16 March 2009

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