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Fast facts: HIV/AIDS in Canada
Spring 2014
Every 3 hours, a person is infected with HIV in Canada.
Half of the 71,300 Canadians living with HIV are men who have sex with men.
Almost 1 in 4 people living with HIV in Canada are women.
Aboriginal people make up 12% of new HIV infections in Canada, but only 4% of the Canadian population.
Are you one of the 25% of Canadians living with HIV who don't know it?
There are more than 10 different ways to prevent an HIV infection. How many can you name?
Treatment has extended the life expectancy of young Canadians living with HIV to their early 70s.
Resource
HIV/AIDS in Canada - Infographic poster
References
- Based on: Public Health Agency of Canada. Summary: Estimates of HIV Prevalence and Incidence in Canada, 2011 . Surveillance and Epidemiology Division, Professional Guidelines and Public Health Practice Division, Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, 2012. Available at: http://www.catie.ca/sites/default/files/Estimates-of-HIV-Prevalence-and-Incidence-in-Canada-2011.pdf
- Public Health Agency of Canada. Summary: Estimates of HIV Prevalence and Incidence in Canada, 2011 . Surveillance and Epidemiology Division, Professional Guidelines and Public Health Practice Division, Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, 2012. Available at: http://www.catie.ca/sites/default/files/Estimates-of-HIV-Prevalence-and-Incidence-in-Canada-2011.pdf
- Statistics Canada. Aboriginal Peoples in Canada: First Nations People, Métis and Inuit . 2013. Available at: http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/as-sa/99-011-x/99-011-x2011001-eng.cfm
- Samji H, Cescon A, Hogg RS, et al. Closing the gap: Increases in life expectancy among treated HIV-positive individuals in the United States and Canada. PLoS ONE. 2013;8(12):e81355.
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From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE). For more information visit CATIE's Information Network at http://www.catie.ca
Source: CATIE: CANADIAN AIDS TREATMENT INFORMATION EXCHANGE
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