HIV Infection Is Most Concentrated In The South

Printer_Ink wrote: Geesh, that's nothing.   'Black Americans make up 13 percent of the U.S. population but account for over 50 percent of all new cases of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.'   http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=2346857&page=1   It's lifestyle. Another reason I don't date Black guys anymore- I got tired of arguing with guys about wearing a flipping condom. Ugh! May as well be some liitle African country where people that if you drink guava juice ..you won't get Aids.

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Printer_Ink wrote: Geesh, that's nothing.   'Black Americans make up 13 percent of the U.S. population but account for over 50 percent of all new cases of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.'   http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=2346857&page=1   It's lifestyle. Another reason I don't date Black guys anymore- I got tired of arguing with guys about wearing a flipping condom. Ugh! May as well be some liitle African country where people that if you drink guava juice ..you won't get Aids.

I think race has nothing to do with a man ignorance regarding condoms . 

Not wearing one at all

This wasn’t actually part of the study, but we should add that #15 is this: Not using one at all. According to the (most recent) National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior, only 45 percent of men ages 18 to 24 used a condom with their last sexual partner. And as the age groups increased, the stats only got worse: Only 29.3 percent of men ages 25 to 34 used condoms and 21.3 percent of men between ages 35 and 44

- See more at: http://news.menshealth.com/15-condom-mistakes-you%E2%80%99re-making/2012/03/05/#sthash.jWoxyUwy.dpuf 

Yeah, unfortunately we can't be in denial on who is makin up the number of infected. A lot of ppl, of all colors are going unprotected but clearly the disease is not as prelavant in their communities so we have to face the facts. You are more likely to be HIV positive in America if you are black or gay. It doesn't mean that you're safe dating interracially but it does mean that you have to know whats out there. There's a lot of analogies I could use but I don't feel like it.

But let's please not let black pride blind us. I hear too many black ppl in denial coughcoughpositivekcoughcough.

We have to take some statistics with a grain of salt though. The world will never know the truth about white sexual behavior because alot of the healthcare facilities they go to are private & don't report data whereas many blacks go to the public health clinic and they are going to send those numbers to the CDC.

india100 wrote: ms_wonderland wrote: Yeah, unfortunately we can't be in denial on who is makin up the number of infected. A lot of ppl, of all colors are going unprotected but clearly the disease is not as prelavant in their communities so we have to face the facts. You are more likely to be HIV positive in America if you are black or gay. It doesn't mean that you're safe dating interracially but it does mean that you have to know whats out there. There's a lot of analogies I could use but I don't feel like it. But let's please not let black pride blind us. I hear too many black ppl in denial coughcoughpositivekcoughcough. I agree and my comment was basically Speaking on men in general condom use . As many know , I work in the ER as a nurse . The number of young white & black people i treat due to complications from HIV breaks my Heart . I need to retire soon .

I commend you for doing it. I know it's physically and emotionally taxing.