Author : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781497467552
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (675 download)
Book Synopsis Establishing a Holistic Framework to Reduce Inequities in HIV, Viral Hepatitis, Stds, and Tuberculosis in the United States by : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Download or read book Establishing a Holistic Framework to Reduce Inequities in HIV, Viral Hepatitis, Stds, and Tuberculosis in the United States written by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-03-30 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some populating routs continue to be disproportionately affected by human immunodeficiency virus, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases and tuberculosis: the rate of chlamydial infection is disproportionately higher among females compared to the rate of males; HIV disproportionately affects men who have sex with men; syphilis rates are higher in males than females; gonorrhea rates among females have been slightly higher than rates among males; TB is more prevalent among foreign-born persons, U.S. -born blacks, American Indians, and U.S.-born homeless individuals; the rate of hepatitis B remains highest among blacks and males; and Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders compromise half of the individuals living with chronic hepatitis B in the United States.