Adolescents and Young Adults Flashcards
adolescents and young adults account for how much of Americans living with HIV?
50,900, 4%
adolecents and young adults accounted for __% of new infections in 2018
21%
the most new HIV diagnoses come from what demographic
gay and bisexual young men
what race demographic has the highest incidence of young adolescents and young adults with HIV?
Black/African America
according to the most recent statistics presented in the class lecture, ___ percent of high school students have been tested for HIV
9 percent
In general, older adults know more about HIV/AIDS than younger adults (T/F)
False
Older adults are more likely than younger adults to be diagnosed with HIV infection late in the course of their disease (T/F)
T
Older adults and their health care providers are more likely than young adults and their health care providers to discuss HIV sexual risk (T/F)
False
what fraction of people living with HIV are aged 55 and older?
1/6
what was the most common mode of transmission among people aged 50 and older?
male to male sexual contact
from 2010 to 2018, HIV incidence ____ among persons 13 to 24 years old
decreased
regarding HIV treatment, older persons with HIV had lower viral suppression rates in 2018 compared to al persons with HIV (T/F)
False
what percent of new HIV diagnoses in 2018 were among people aged 50 and older?
17%
in general, the number of older adults living with HIV has been decreasing in recent years (T/F)
False
older adults accounted for a higher percent of new HIV diagnoses in 2018 than adolescents/young adults (T/F)
False
Most new HIV diagnoses among youth were among what group?
gay and bisexual men
from 2010 to 2018, this age category accounted for the highest number of new HIV cases overall in the US.
24 to 34 years
