HIV and Hispanic/Latino People: HIV Risk Behaviors
The risk of getting or transmitting HIV varies widely depending on the type of exposure or behavior. Most commonly, people get or transmit HIV through anal or vaginal sex, or sharing needles, syringes, or other drug injection equipment—for example, cookers.


* Hispanic/Latino people can be of any race.
† Among people aged 18 and older.
‡ Had sex while not virally suppressed with a partner whose HIV status was negative or unknown, a condom was not used, and the partner was not taking PrEP.
Source: CDC. Medical Monitoring Project.


* Hispanic/Latino people can be of any race.
† Among people aged 18 and older.
Source: CDC. HIV infection risk, prevention, and testing behaviors among persons who inject drugs—National HIV Behavioral Surveillance: injection drug use, 23 U.S. Cities, 2018pdf icon. HIV Surveillance Special Report 2020;24.
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