Hispanics with HIV Cases in the United States is Gradually Increasing Every Year

The population of Hispanic or Latino Us migrants with HIV cases is becoming a serious matter for discussion.

Most Hispanics or Latinos living in the United States of America are ranked as top carriers of sexually transmitted diseases compared to the other communities living in the US, according to data gathered by CDC.

In a recent research study conducted in the United States, US migrant Hispanic or Latino adults and children under the puberty stage made up twenty-six percent of the 38,739 new cases of HIV diagnoses. 22 % of whom are Latino men, and 3 percent are Latinas.

The African-American population takes the lead with the topmost number of HIV cases in the United States of America. They are followed by the Hispanic or Latino community, the second-highest number of reported HIV cases in the United States.

In addition to that, the research also showed some of the common ways of how HIV was acquired. These may be through sexual contact and injection from substance abuse.

According to Centre for Disease Control, an HIV-positive person who is taking effective medications and maintaining a healthy lifestyle cannot pass on the virus to others. The medication given to HIV positive patients helps suppressed the detectability and activeness of the virus which in turn eliminates the chance of it being transferred to an HIV negative person.

In every six US migrant Hispanics with HIV cases in the United States, five are unaware that they have the disease. Those who are unaware of their condition pose a higher risk of spreading or transmitting HIV to others.

Some of the common reasons why Hispanics or Latino US migrants are not able to get adequate HIV testing and HIV care are poverty, patterns of migration, inferior educational attainment, and language issues. This increases the chances of Hispanic HIV positive individuals in increasing HIV cases in the United States.

Another reason why there is a big population of Hispanic or Latino US migrants with HIV is their fear of sharing their immigration status during HIV prevention activities, HIV testing, and HIV treatment. HIV cases in the United States among Hispanics is increasing because of the strict immigration rules being implemented by the latest administration.

Most of the US migrant Hispanics and Latinos do not believe in the health care system in the United States. The trust level of this group of people to the health care system in the US limits the number of medical center visits a person makes. This lack of trust in the healthcare system reduces the chances of an HIV positive individual to receive proper medications to control the disease.

The fear of humiliation, discrimination, and other negative stigma associated with an HIV-positive person also hinders a US migrant Hispanic or Latino to get tested. Without knowing their condition, these people are at a high risk of getting the disease and transferring it to HIV negative persons.

As of now, HIV doesn't have a cure yet but it can be managed and controlled through proper medication and healthy lifestyle. It is also better to be checked on an early stage of the disease to prevent it from spreading to HIV negative individuals.