Children's Hospital AIDS Program
Did you know?
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In the United States, 25 percent of all people with HIV became infected as a teenager.
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In 2006, there were 40 million people living with HIV in the world - only 1.3 million of these people have access to treatment.
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At least half of all new infections in the world are in people under 25 years old.
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There are 6,000 new HIV infections daily among youth under 25 in the world - one every 15 seconds.
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In 2005, there were 842 new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in Massachusetts.
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In 2005, 59 new people in Massachusetts were diagnosed with HIV/AIDS.
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Worldwide, 62 percent of youth living with HIV are female.
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Nearly half (46 percent) of people, ages 13 to 24 years old, living with HIV in Massachusetts are female; but 59
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percent of recent diagnoses among youth are male.
- Thirteen new young people are diagnosed every day in the United States with HIV/AIDS - one new diagnosis every 108 minutes.An estimated 100,000 American youth have HIV. Most of them don't know it.
You are at risk for HIV if you...
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are sexually active - you are always at risk for the disease when you have sex
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are heterosexual, homosexual or bisexual
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have ever had unprotected vaginal, anal or oral sex
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have ever had a condom break or slip off during sex
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have had sex while you've been drunk or high
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have ever had a sexually transmitted disease
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have ever been sexually assaulted
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have been a sexual partner of someone with HIV or someone at risk for HIV
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have ever shared needles or "works" to inject drugs or steroids
- have ever shared needles for tattooing or piercing
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