 Every 9.5 minutes, someone in the United States is infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
In 2006, an estimated 56,300 people became infected with HIV.
Of those 1 million people living with HIV in the United States, 1 out of 5 do not know they are infected.
 More than 14,000 people with AIDS still die each year in the United States.
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 There are 2 more common HIV test: rapid test and standard test.
The Rapid HIV testing can be done on a drop of blood from a finger or a specimen gathered by swiping a cotton swab on the inside of the mouth.
Rapid oral and blood tests are over 99% accurate and results are available in less than 30 minutes.
The standard test is done by collecting blood or oral fluid specimens.
Standard HIV tests are sent to a laboratory for analysis and results are generally available in 1-2 weeks.
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HIV has had a devastating and disproportionate impact on our Latino
communities. It is estimated that some 200,000 Latinos are currently living
with HIV/AIDS in the United States[1]. Sadly, over 40% of those infected
continue to learn of their HIV status later in the disease developing AIDS
within the first year of diagnosis, missing critical opportunities to
receive early access to an array of life enhancing health and social support
services.
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Don't be part of this statistic. Don't wait to get tested late in the
process and develop AIDS within the first year of diagnosis. Many people
have been taken by surprise to learn that their HIV test was positive
because they never thought that he or she was at risk. Some people think
that the HIV test is part of the regular battery of laboratory tests
performed when they go to see their doctor or have to go the hospital, but
it is not. They may ask you, they may not. They may not feel comfortable
doing it, but you may not feel comfortable asking them, either. You may also
think that you are not at risk and if you are you don¹t know what to do.
Well, you are in this website for some reason. It could be out of curiosity
or because you are worry that you may have been infected or who knowsŠ. The
fact is that you are here. If you are Latino and you are concerned that you
may have been infected and you would like to go a place where they serve
Latinos or learn about health care and mental health services provided to
HIV +, we invite to browse the site and see what the site has to offer you.
Stigma, discrimination, homophobia, socioeconomic hardship, abuse/violence,
poverty, rigid gender roles and expectations, high rates of migration,
isolation from family and country of origin, cultural beliefs,
marginalization, insufficient access to care and general lack of HIV
knowledge are all major contributing factors to the spread of the epidemic
in our communities.
[1] Kaiser Family Foundation. HIV/AIDS Policy Fact Sheet: Latinos and
HIV/AIDS. October 2008.
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Brooklyn Outreach Workers' Coney Island Testing July 07 |
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Brooklyn Outreach Workers' Coney Island Testing July 07 |
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Brooklyn Outreach Workers' Coney Island Testing July 07 |
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Brooklyn Outreach Workers' Coney Island Testing July 07 |
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Are you afraid of getting tested?
Call the NYS HIV/AIDS Hotline:
