What's behd the higher rat of fectn among gay men? Dr. David bunks myths and explas why some groups are and areas are more affected by HIV/AIDS than others.
Contents:
- WHY ARE GAY MEN MORE AT RISK FOR HIV?
- HIV NOW FECTS MORE HETEROSEXUAL PEOPLE THAN GAY OR BISEXUAL MEN – WE NEED A NEW STRATEGY
- WHY IS HIV MORE COMMON IN GAY MEN
WHY ARE GAY MEN MORE AT RISK FOR HIV?
* why is hiv more prominent in the gay community *
David explas what’s behd the higher rat of HIV among gay men. David: This gentlemen asks, “’Why are gay men more at risk for HIV? Sce the HIV epimic started the 1980s gay men have been at a greater risk and reprented more of the new HIV s that we’ve known this untry and actually ternatnally as well.
In this day and time, gay men still make up about 2/3 of the new HIV diagnosis.
So aga, the pot I would want to make, ’s not bee of who you are, ’s not jt bee you’re gay. It’s bee we live a high HIV prevalent society among gay men and then also bee some of the behavrs that we engage may put more at risk for HIV. Gay and bisexual men n take the followg steps to rce their risk of HIV fectn:.
HIV NOW FECTS MORE HETEROSEXUAL PEOPLE THAN GAY OR BISEXUAL MEN – WE NEED A NEW STRATEGY
The high percentage of gay and bisexual men who are livg wh HIV means that, as a group, they have a greater risk of beg exposed to HIV; browse lks here. * why is hiv more prominent in the gay community *
HIV was tearg the gay muny apart and my diagnosis was almost a relief after a trapped a cycle of sex, shame, fear and regret.
That medil breakthrough 1996 meant an HIV diagnosis was no longer a termal one, but rat among gay men remaed disproportnately high and stigma rife. Now, 49% of new diagnos England are among straight people (wh an almost even spl between men and women), pared wh 45% for gay and bisexual men. Instead, ’s primarily the rult of a sharp, staed drop diagnos among gay and bisexual men wh a 71% fall sce 2014.
WHY IS HIV MORE COMMON IN GAY MEN
There was a 7% fall HIV ttg by gay men sexual health clics England 2020, but HIV ttg rat heterosexuals dropped by a third.
This mak the news of a higher number of HIV diagnos heterosexuals than gay men even more turnaround fortun cis wh three big chang for HIV the UK the past .
It is wily ed by gay men but far ls so by other groups. For example, I have 100% nfince that I n’t pass on HIV to my hband, and he do targeted work focg on at-risk groups – cludg gay men, as well as those of black Ain herage and some the trans muny – is workg.