Despite efforts to prevent HIV, Black and Hispanic/Latino gay men have still experienced high levels of infection.
The CDC concluded that the data confirmed longstanding inequities when it comes to access and delivery of HIV services among different racial and ethnic groups. But the CDC found that even those men who used ART varied by race, with only 48 percent of Black gay men considered ART adherent, while 64 percent of white gay men were. Diagnosis was higher among white gay men, who had a 90 percent rate of diagnosis.įor those who test positive for HIV, there are drug treatment options, which include antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection (known as ART). Hispanic/Latino gay men actually experienced an increase in infections, going from 6,800 to 7,900.Īmong the 692,900 total gay men with HIV in the US, 83 percent of Black, gay men recieved a diagnosis, along with 80 percent of Hispanic/Latino gay men. For Black, gay men, that number only budged slightly, going from 9,000 new infections to 8,900. Īmerica is changing faster than ever! Add Changing America to your Facebook or Twitter feed to stay on top of the news.Īccording to Vital Signs, from 2010 to 2019, HIV diagnosis among white, gay men decreased from 7,500 to 5,100. Today’s Vital Signs confirms that unfortunately, those disparities continue today,” said Walensky, according to Stat News. “The first CDC report showing disease was disproportionately affecting Black and Hispanic/Latino people was published in 1986. Black and Hispanic gay men did not experience a similar rate of decline.ĬDC director Rochelle Walensky discussed the new report during a Tuesday press briefing and reiterated how the results indicated a bleak reality in healthcare inequity. The results found that there was an overall decrease in the number of reported HIV cases from 2010 to 2019, but that decrease was driven mostly by white, gay men. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) analyzed HIV data in a report called Vital Signs to understand trends in new infections, treatment options and HIV-related stigma.
However, Black and Latino/Hispanic gay men didn’t have a significant drop in cases over nearly a decade.Ī new report reveals that Black and Latino/Hispanic gay men still experienced high rates of HIV infection over a nine year period, despite significant medical advances.From 2010 to 2019, white gay men experienced a decrease in the number of HIV infections.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a new report that revealed the current state of HIV in the US.