Table 21. Reported AIDS cases for female adults and adolescents, by transmission category and race/ethnicity, 2005 and cumulative—United States and dependent areas
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2005
Cumulativea
Transmission category
No.
%
No.
%
White, not Hispanic
Injection drug use
506
28
14,519
40
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder
2
0
119
0
High-risk heterosexual contactb
749
42
15,094
42
Sex with injection drug user
188
10
5,536
15
Sex with bisexual male
60
3
1,779
5
Sex with person with hemophilia
6
0
325
1
Sex with HIV-infected transfusion recipient
7
0
336
1
Sex with HIV-infected person, risk factor not specified
488
27
7,118
20
Receipt of blood transfusion, blood components, or tissue
20
1
1,871
5
Other/risk factor not reported or identified
517
29
4,653
13
Total 1,794
100
36,256
100
Black, not Hispanic
Injection drug use
1,130
16
37,977
35
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder
5
0
143
0
High-risk heterosexual contactb
3,079
44
46,642
43
Sex with injection drug user
367
5
13,184
12
Sex with bisexual male
115
2
2,190
2
Sex with person with hemophilia
6
0
117
0
Sex with HIV-infected transfusion recipient
12
0
266
0
Sex with HIV-infected person, risk factor not specified
2,579
37
30,885
28
Receipt of blood transfusion, blood components, or tissue
53
1
1,531
1
Other/risk factor not reported or identified
2,711
39
22,158
20
Total 6,978
100
108,451
100
Hispanic
Injection drug use
371
19
12,407
36
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder
3
0
65
0
High-risk heterosexual contactb
990
51
16,964
49
Sex with injection drug user
175
9
6,293
18
Sex with bisexual male
46
2
782
2
Sex with person with hemophilia
1
0
45
0
Sex with HIV-infected transfusion recipient
7
0
130
0
Sex with HIV-infected person, risk factor not specified
761
39
9,714
28
Receipt of blood transfusion, blood components, or tissue
9
0
608
2
Other/risk factor not reported or identified
578
30
4,570
13
Total 1,951
100
34,614
100
Asian/Pacific Islander
Injection drug use
9
11
124
12
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder
0
0
7
1
High-risk heterosexual contactb
37
44
524
52
Sex with injection drug user
4
5
112
11
Sex with bisexual male
0
0
79
8
Sex with person with hemophilia
0
0
4
0
Sex with HIV-infected transfusion recipient
1
1
23
2
Sex with HIV-infected person, risk factor not specified
32
38
306
30
Receipt of blood transfusion, blood components, or tissue
3
4
93
9
Other/risk factor not reported or identified
36
42
258
26
Total 85
100
1,006
100
American Indian/Alaska Native
Injection drug use
15
28
267
42
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder
0
0
3
0
High-risk heterosexual contactb
24
44
264
41
Sex with injection drug user
8
15
101
16
Sex with bisexual male
0
0
26
4
Sex with person with hemophilia
0
0
2
0
Sex with HIV-infected transfusion recipient
0
0
5
1
Sex with HIV-infected person, risk factor not specified
16
30
130
20
Receipt of blood transfusion, blood components, or tissue
2
4
17
3
Other/risk factor not reported or identified
13
24
88
14
Total 54
100
639
100
Total cases
Injection drug use
2,047
19
65,534
36
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder
11
0
340
0
High-risk heterosexual contactb
4,918
45
79,872
44
Sex with injection drug user
751
7
25,310
14
Sex with bisexual male
223
2
4,876
3
Sex with person with hemophilia
13
0
493
0
Sex with HIV-infected transfusion recipient
27
0
767
0
Sex with HIV-infected person, risk factor not specified
3,904
36
48,426
27
Receipt of blood transfusion, blood components, or tissue
87
1
4,144
2
Other/risk factor not reported or identified
3,881
35
31,879
18
Total 10,944c
100
181,769d
100
a From the beginning of the epidemic through 2005.
b Heterosexual contact with a person known to have, or to be at high risk for, HIV infection.
c Includes 82 females of unknown race or multiple races.
d Includes 803 females of unknown race or multiple races.
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