More HIV/AIDS info

So I hope you have all taken the initiative and headed over to The Red Pump Project and checked out more stats on HIV/AIDS.

I like to think of myself as a woman who seeks knowledge, and for that, I am a strong advocate of getting out there and learning as much information about as many topics as possible. HIV/AIDS is one of those topics that I have always been adamant in regards to seeking out information. Looking at The Red Pump Project website, it breaks my heart to read the statistics regards minority women and HIV/AIDS. Alot of the information is not new to me, but it saddens me that women are disproportionately affected by this disease. Here are some more facts from the website. You can also go to The Center for Disease Control's website to get more facts as well.

HIV/AIDS & Minority Women

HIV/AIDS disproportionately affects minority women in the United States. According to the 2005 census, Black and Latina women represent 24% of all US women combined, but account for 82% of the estimated total of AIDS diagnoses for women in 2005. HIV is the:

*Leading cause of death for Black women (including African American women) aged 25–34 years.
*3rd leading cause of death for Black women aged 35–44 years.
*4th leading cause of death for Black women aged 45–54 years.
*4th leading cause of death for Latina women aged 35–44 years.
*The only diseases causing more deaths of women are cancer and heart disease
*The rate of AIDS diagnosis for Black women was approximately 23 times the rate for white women and 4 times the rate for Latina women
*In 2006, teen girls represented 39% of AIDS cases reported among 13–19 year-olds. Black teens represented 69% of cases reported among 13–19 year-olds; Latino teens represented 19%.

My sisters!!! Get tested! Protect yourselves! If you choose to participate in sexual activities, remember that it is both partners' responsibility to provide protection! We all know that sex is not the only way to contract HIV/AIDS, so in whatever you do, educate yourselves, protect yourselves, and make sure that you'll be around--DISEASE FREE--for your family and friends.