HIV, Aids, and HP2020 Initiative
preserved (Lloyd, 1996). Understanding HIV HIV-affected persons are leading longer, more active and healthier lives in this age, where increasingly efficient HIV treatments exist. HIV-related deaths in America have decreased appreciably since the nineties. With growth in the share of HIV-affected individuals, increasing HIV care and prevention interventions is salient (healthypeople.gov, 2016). Fresh HIV cases reveal racial, sexual, and ethnic disparities: • About three-quarters of newly-infected HIV patients are males. • Over 50% cases occur among bisexual and gay males, irrespective of ethnicity/race. • Of the fresh HIV cases, 45% are witnessed among African-Americans, 35% among White population members, and 17% among Hispanics (healthypeople.gov, 2016). Improved quality care access for groups… Continue Reading...