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Table 23. Reported AIDS cases for female adults and adolescents, by transmission category and race/ethnicity, 2007 and cumulative—United States and dependent areas
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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 females of unknown race or multiple races.
f Includes 1,844 females of unknown race or multiple races.

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Last Modified: February 18, 2009
Last Reviewed: February 18, 2009
Content Source:
Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention

 
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