HIV rates have increased for young gay Hispanic and Latino men in America

According to a new research report published in the Annals of Internal Medicine in the US HIV infection has been steadily decreasing in all groups except for men who have sex with men (MSM). The study also found that Latino men who have sex with men are especially at risk.

Sonia Singh from the CDC explained the results, “HIV infection is a persistent health concern in the United States, and men who have sex with men continue to be the most affected population.”

Overall HIV rates for Americans 13 years and older declined 14 percent from 2008 to 2015, while the decrease amongst white MSM was only 2.7 percent and the rate for Latino MSM increased by 3.1 percent.

“Although these results are promising,” Singh said, “the lack of progress in reducing the incidence among MSM, especially black/African American and Hispanic/Latino MSM, must be urgently addressed.”

Moises Agosto, treatment director at the National Minority AIDS Council, explains this alarming increase might be due to limited health services and testing as well as language barriers. “(Some organizations) don’t have Spanish-speaking people to take their phone calls, or make sure they’re directed to where they need to go… For Latinos who are monolingual… it will be so problematic that they give up.”

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