11-05-2008, 04:40 PM
Star Twister Wrote:... HIV & AIDS isn't an issue anymore amongst gay men ...How do you work that one out, Star Twister? 30% of all new infections in 2005 were among gay men. That looks pretty much like an issue to me. :confused:
The following information is taken from the THT web site
UK HIV statistics
HIV is the fastest growing serious health condition in the UK. These are some of the statistics:
- Around 89,000 cases of HIV have been reported since the early 1980s
- 17,597 people with HIV have died since the early 1980s
- There were 7,450 new diagnoses in 2005
- In 2006, it was estimated that 30% of people living with HIV did not know about their infection
- Men living with HIV outnumber women who have HIV by 2:1
- 43% of all new diagnoses of HIV in 2005 were in London
- 30% of new HIV diagnoses in 2005 were among men who have sex with men