13 Scary Facts About Black Women’s Health
- By
Meg Butler
HIV Among Black Women Is Five Times Higher Than Previously Thought
Back in 2010, scientists discovered a startling fact: black women are 20 times more likely than white women to be infected with HIV. In fact, the infection rates of African-American women are high enough to rival some of the HIV contraction rates in several countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Just two years ago, researchers built on that finding with the discovery that HIV rates among black women were five times higher than they even previously thought. Safe sex and regular STD tests can help bring those numbers down.
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