National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD) highlights HIV’s disproportionate impact on young people across the United States. This NYHAAD, we are working to end the HIV epidemic by raising awareness of youth living with or at risk for HIV.
In 2021, HIV diagnoses among young people aged 13-24 accounted for 19% of all HIV diagnoses nationwide.
HIV disproportionately impacts young people who are Black, accounting for 53% of new youth (13-24) HIV diagnoses in 2021. Black women and girls aged 13-24 make up 58% of all young women newly diagnosed with HIV.
Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) has proven extremely effective in preventing new HIV diagnoses. In 2023, teenagers and young adults had the greatest unmet need for PrEP among all age groups – for every 1 person between the ages of 13-24 diagnosed with HIV, only 9 people in the same age group use PrEP.
Health-related inequities and a lack of thorough sex education have contributed significantly to youth risk for HIV. For example, in 2021, only 56% of young people (ages 13-24) with HIV knew their HIV status. According to 2020 CDC data, HIV stigma is the highest among young people (ages 18-24) compared to any other age group.
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In 2021, HIV diagnoses among young people ages 13-24 accounted for 19% of all HIV diagnoses nationwide. Only 56% of young people ages 13-24 living with HIV knew their HIV status. This #NYHAAD, read more about how #HIV affects young people.
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Young people have the greatest unmet need for PrEP among all age groups – for every 1 person diagnosed with #HIV between ages 13-24, only 9 people in the same age group are using PrEP. #NYHAAD
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Black youth between the ages of 13 and 24 are disproportionately impacted by #HIV, accounting for 53% of new youth #HIV diagnoses in 2021. This #NYHAAD, learn more about how #HIV impacts young people nationwide.