Table 23. Reported AIDS cases for female adults and adolescents, by transmission category and race/ethnicity, 2007 and cumulative—United States and dependent areas
| Transmission category | 2007 | Cumulativea | ||
| No. | % | No. | % | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | ||||
| Injection drug use | 8 | 18 | 286 | 40 |
| Hemophilia/coagulation disorder | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| High-risk heterosexual contactb | 22 | 50 | 299 | 42 |
| Sex with injection drug user | 7 | 16 | 115 | 16 |
| Sex with bisexual male | 1 | 2 | 28 | 4 |
| Sex with person with hemophilia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sex with HIV-infected transfusion recipient | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Sex with HIV-infected person, risk factor not specified | 14 | 32 | 148 | 21 |
| Receipt of blood transfusion, blood components, or tissue | 1 | 2 | 18 | 3 |
| Other/risk factor not reported or identified | 13 | 30 | 105 | 15 |
| Total | 44 | 100 | 711 | 100 |
| Asianc | ||||
| Injection drug use | 2 | 2 | 95 | 9 |
| Hemophilia/coagulation disorder | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| High-risk heterosexual contactb | 47 | 53 | 540 | 54 |
| Sex with injection drug user | 5 | 6 | 92 | 9 |
| Sex with bisexual male | 2 | 2 | 74 | 7 |
| Sex with person with hemophilia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sex with HIV-infected transfusion recipient | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| Sex with HIV-infected person, risk factor not specified | 40 | 45 | 353 | 35 |
| Receipt of blood transfusion, blood components, or tissue | 3 | 3 | 87 | 9 |
| Other/risk factor not reported or identified | 36 | 41 | 274 | 27 |
| Total | 88 | 100 | 1,003 | 100 |
| Black/African American | ||||
| Injection drug use | 817 | 13 | 39,793 | 33 |
| Hemophilia/coagulation disorder | 7 | 0 | 149 | 0 |
| High-risk heterosexual contactb | 2,928 | 46 | 52,928 | 44 |
| Sex with injection drug user | 345 | 5 | 13,871 | 12 |
| Sex with bisexual male | 139 | 2 | 2,498 | 2 |
| Sex with person with hemophilia | 3 | 0 | 122 | 0 |
| Sex with HIV-infected transfusion recipient | 17 | 0 | 297 | 0 |
| Sex with HIV-infected person, risk factor not specified | 2,424 | 38 | 36,140 | 30 |
| Receipt of blood transfusion, blood components, or tissue | 33 | 1 | 1,517 | 1 |
| Other/risk factor not reported or identified | 2,516 | 40 | 25,761 | 21 |
| Total | 6,301 | 100 | 120,148 | 100 |
| Hispanic/Latinod | ||||
| Injection drug use | 313 | 18 | 13,298 | 35 |
| Hemophilia/coagulation disorder | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 |
| High-risk heterosexual contactb | 894 | 52 | 18,991 | 50 |
| Sex with injection drug user | 152 | 9 | 6,705 | 17 |
| Sex with bisexual male | 33 | 2 | 857 | 2 |
| Sex with person with hemophilia | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Sex with HIV-infected transfusion recipient | 3 | 0 | 142 | 0 |
| Sex with HIV-infected person, risk factor not specified | 705 | 41 | 11,241 | 29 |
| Receipt of blood transfusion, blood components, or tissue | 8 | 0 | 613 | 2 |
| Other/risk factor not reported or identified | 490 | 29 | 5,370 | 14 |
| Total | 1,705 | 100 | 38,340 | 100 |
| Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander | ||||
| Injection drug use | 2 | 14 | 22 | 19 |
| Hemophilia/coagulation disorder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| High-risk heterosexual contactb | 8 | 57 | 63 | 54 |
| Sex with injection drug user | 1 | 7 | 23 | 20 |
| Sex with bisexual male | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Sex with person with hemophilia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sex with HIV-infected transfusion recipient | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sex with HIV-infected person, risk factor not specified | 6 | 43 | 30 | 26 |
| Receipt of blood transfusion, blood components, or tissue | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Other/risk factor not reported or identified | 3 | 21 | 25 | 22 |
| Total | 14 | 100 | 116 | 100 |
| White | ||||
| Injection drug use | 471 | 28 | 15,473 | 40 |
| Hemophilia/coagulation disorder | 2 | 0 | 125 | 0 |
| High-risk heterosexual contactb | 756 | 45 | 16,541 | 42 |
| Sex with injection drug user | 188 | 11 | 5,839 | 15 |
| Sex with bisexual male | 55 | 3 | 1,915 | 5 |
| Sex with person with hemophilia | 6 | 0 | 336 | 1 |
| Sex with HIV-infected transfusion recipient | 5 | 0 | 344 | 1 |
| Sex with HIV-infected person, risk factor not specified | 502 | 30 | 8,107 | 21 |
| Receipt of blood transfusion, blood components, or tissue | 12 | 1 | 1,858 | 5 |
| Other/risk factor not reported or identified | 452 | 27 | 5,046 | 13 |
| Total | 1,693 | 100 | 39,043 | 100 |
| Total | ||||
| Injection drug use | 1,633 | 16 | 69,591 | 35 |
| Hemophilia/coagulation disorder | 9 | 0 | 355 | 0 |
| High-risk heterosexual contactb | 4,713 | 47 | 90,229 | 45 |
| Sex with injection drug user | 704 | 7 | 26,825 | 13 |
| Sex with bisexual male | 233 | 2 | 5,415 | 3 |
| Sex with person with hemophilia | 10 | 0 | 513 | 0 |
| Sex with HIV-infected transfusion recipient | 25 | 0 | 819 | 0 |
| Sex with HIV-infected person, risk factor not specified | 3,741 | 37 | 56,657 | 28 |
| Receipt of blood transfusion, blood components, or tissue | 59 | 1 | 4,134 | 2 |
| Other/risk factor not reported or identified | 3,563 | 36 | 36,896 | 18 |
| Total | 9,977e | 100 | 201,205f | 100 |
a From the beginning of the epidemic through 2007.
b Heterosexual contact with a person known to have, or to be at high risk for, HIV infection.
c Includes Asian/Pacific Islander legacy cases (see Technical Notes).
d Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
e Includes 132 males of unknown race or multiple races.
f Includes 1,844 males of unknown race or multiple races.


