Protect your body, your temple : know the facts about HIV

Abstract

These bookmarks state: Blacks account for more than 12,600 people living with HIV and AIDS in the state of South Carolina. Blacks account for 28% of the state’s population and 70% of new HIV infections. Among Blacks, men account for 79% of new HIV infections and women account for 21%. The rate of HIV infection for Blacks is more than 7 times as high as the rate among Whites, and more than three times that of Hispanics.