Adolescents Hiv Aids

Black (not Hispanic) adolescents have been disproportionately affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. In the 33 states in 2005, 17% of adolescents 13 to 19 years of age were black, yet 69% of HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 13 to 19 year olds were in blacks. The following 33 states have had laws or regulations requiring confidential name-based HIV infection surveillance since at least 2001: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.