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HIV Among Black
Persons, Michigan
Number of Cases and Recent Trends:
The MDCH estimates that 11,620 black persons are living with HIV/AIDS in Michigan.
The rate of new diagnoses decreased among black females (average 5% per year) between 2006 and 2010.
Significant increases of HIV infection among 13 to 19 year old males have been noted, among those 79% are black.
Demographics:
Black persons make up over half (56%) of HIV infections in Michigan.
It is estimated that 1 out of 102 black males and 1 out of 290 black females are infected with HIV in Michigan.
Other Facts:
Sixty-one percent of black males living with HIV have infections attributed to men who have sex with men behavior
(MSM), including MSM/injection drug users (IDU).
Black persons make up less than a quarter (23%) of the Detroit Metro area general population, but comprise 68 percent of persons living with HIV in this area and they only make up 7 percent of the Out-State general population, but
comprise 34% of persons living with HIV.
Prevalence rates of persons living with HIV infection in high and low prevalence areas of Michigan, by race, January 2012
Rate per 100,000 population
700
(n = 8,010)
White
600
Black
Other
500
400
(n = 535)
300
200
100
(n = 921)
(n = 3,804)
(n = 1,785)
(n = 253)
0
High prevalence
Low prevalence
Program Efforts:
In 2012, Fifty-five percent (4,148 of 7,524) of persons receiving publicly funded HIV care services were African
American.
For more information:
Michigan Department of Community Health
HIV/AIDS Surveillance Program
(248) 424-7910
(517) 335-8165
(www.michigan.gov/hivstd → HIV/AIDS → Statistics and Reports)
State of Michigan HIV/AIDS Statistics and Reports
Michigan Department of Community Health
HIV/AIDS Prevention and Intervention Services
(517) 241-5900
(www.michigan.gov/hivstd → HIV/AIDS → Prevention and Care)
State of Michigan HIV/AIDS Programmatic Information
Michigan Counseling, Testing, & Referral Sites
www.inspot.org/michigan --click "get checked"
Michigan AIDS Hotline 1-800-872-2437
Source: 2012 Epidemiologic Profile of HIV/AIDS in Michigan
October, 2013
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