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Did you know?
- Currently, South Carolina (SC) ranks 9th in the nation for new HIV/AIDS infections.
- Among metropolitan areas, Charleston-North Charleston ranks 29th in the nation.
- 70% of all new HIV/AIDS infections are among African American women, ages 25-40.
- In SC, of all the new cases of H
IV/AIDS among youth, over 78% were African Americans and 51% were females.
- South Carolina has the longest wait for help with medicine and medical services associated with HIV/AIDS.
Resource Links:
South Carolina DHEC, http://www.scdhec.net/health/disease/stdhiv/surveillance.htm
Center for Disease Control, http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/
Kaiser Family Foundation, http://www.kff.org/hivaids/index.cfm
AIDS.gov, http://www.aids.gov/
Office of Minority Health, http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=1&lvlID=2
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