Abstract
Adolescents and young adults aged 13 to 24 accounted for 28% of all HIV infection. There is decline-trends in HIV infections among young people, however, in contrast to the progress seen in most demographic groups, the rate of HIV infections among Asian Americans steadily increased from 2010 to 2015.
Sigma Membership
Theta Alpha
Lead Author Affiliation
University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Asian American, HIV Prevalence, Health Disparaties
Recommended Citation
Lee, Sang A. and Lee, Hae-Ok, "Increase of HIV prevalence among Asian American adolescents and young adults" (2019). INRC (Congress). 280.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2019/posters_2019/280
Conference Name
30th International Nursing Research Congress
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Conference Year
2019
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Increase of HIV prevalence among Asian American adolescents and young adults
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Adolescents and young adults aged 13 to 24 accounted for 28% of all HIV infection. There is decline-trends in HIV infections among young people, however, in contrast to the progress seen in most demographic groups, the rate of HIV infections among Asian Americans steadily increased from 2010 to 2015.