http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/sns-ap-us-med-aids-urban-gays,0,4578616.storyATLANTA (AP) — One in five sexually active gay and bisexual men has the AIDS virus, and nearly half of those don't know they are infected, a federal study of 21 U.S. cities shows.
Experts said the findings are similar to earlier research, but the study released Thursday is the largest to look at gay and bisexual U.S. men at high risk for HIV. More than 8,000 men were tested and interviewed, and 44 percent of those who had the virus didn't know they had it.
Really sad stuff...
I'm not posting this with intent to insult or attack any gays....I'm just wondering how the rate can really be this high when the overall national rate is still under 1%.
Is transmission rate just so much higher than with heterosexual sex.....or do homosexual people not use contraceptives as much, statistically....?
Any explanation? It's really shocking stuff.
