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2015
HIV Among Injection Drug Users
(IDU) in Michigan
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Figure 1. IDU currently living with HIV infection by risk
 MDHHS estimates that there are
8%
2,250 HIV cases attributed to injection drug users (IDU). This includes
men who have sex with men (MSM)
who also inject drugs.
4%
52%
4%
15%
 IDUs comprise 12 percent of per-
sons living with HIV in Michigan.
16%
 Between 2009 and 2013, new HIV
infections with the primary risk factor of IDU remained stable.
1%
MSM
IDU
MSM/IDU
Blood products (<1%)
HCFR
HCM
Perinatal
Undetermined
HCM = Heterosexual contact with male
HCFR = Heterosexual contact with female of known risk
Figure 2. IDU currently living with HIV infection by race/sex
Other females
 In Michigan, most HIV cases with a risk of
Hispanic females
IDU are male (72%).
Other males
 Black men account for 41 percent of IDU
Hispanic males
infections statewide, while white men
account for 23 percent.
Black females
 For women, IDU is the second highest
White males
risk factor after heterosexual transmission. IDUs comprise 14 percent of women living with HIV in Michigan.
Black males
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
Figure 3. Persons living with HIV in Michigan with unmet need, by risk
transmission category, November 2014
 IDUs are more likely to get
tested earlier in the progression of HIV infection, compared to heterosexuals or
MSM.
 IDUs had the highest per-
centage of unmet need
(41%) over any other risk
group.
Percent unmet need
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White females
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%