Cumulative HIV/AIDS in Oklahoma as of 2012

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OVERVIEW
By the end of 2012, an estimated 9,044 cases of
HIV/AIDS had been diagnosed among residents of
Oklahoma. A breakdown of these cases shows
64.2% (5,804 cases) AIDS cases and 35.8% (3,240
cases) HIV cases. Of the cumulative cases, 43.3%
(3,917 cases) were known to have died, a 2.4%
increase compared to 2011.
Cumulative cases means the total number of
cases of HIV or AIDS reported or diagnosed since
the beginning of HIV/AIDS surveillance in 1982. In
Oklahoma, cumulative HIV/AIDS cases include
persons who have died.
BY RACE/ETHNICITY
The race breakdown for the 9,044 cumulative
cases is as follows:
 Whites ‐ 63.3% (5,727)
 Black/African Americans ‐ 21.6% (1,950)
 Hispanic ‐ 6.1% (553)
 Asian/Pacific Islanders ‐ 0.6% (58)
 American Indians/Alaskan Natives ‐ 6.3%
(572)
 Multiple races ‐ 2.0% (184)
BY SEX
Of the 9,044 cumulative HIV/AIDS cases, 85.0%
(7,684 cases) were male, while only 15.0% (1,360
cases) were female. White males had the highest
number of cumulative cases (5,032 cases; 55.6%),
followed by Black males (1,548 cases; 17.1%),
White females (695 cases; 7.7%), and Black fe‐males
(402 cases; 4.4%).
BY AGE
The 30‐39 years age group accounted for the
largest proportion of cases (3,353; 37.1%), fol‐lowed
by the 20‐29 years age group (2,860;
31.6%), and the 40‐49 years age group (1,679;
18.6%). Almost 3% (259; 2.9%) of the cases were
teenagers (13‐19 years), while less than 1% (79;
0.9%) were children under the age of 13 years.
The 50‐59 years age group accounted for 6.7%
(605 cases), while 2.1% (194 cases) were 60 years
or older.
BY MODE OF TRANSMISSION
Over half (4,861; 53.7%) of the cumulative cases
reported men who have sex with men (MSM)
only as a risk; injection drug use (IDU) accounted
for the next highest number of cases (1,027;
11.4%). Persons who reported both MSM and
IDU risks accounted for approximately 11% (943;
10.4%) of the cases. A similar percentage of indi‐viduals
reported a risk of heterosexual sex (930;
10.3%). Only 1.5% (136) of cases reported receiv‐ing
blood or blood product as their risk factor,
and less than 1% (50; 0.6%) of cases were perina‐tally
exposed. Approximately 12.1% (1,097) of
cumulative cases were considered unknown risk,
no identified risk (NIR), or no reported risk (NRR).