Hispanic
HIV/AIDS Prevalence among Hispanic persons
As of December 31st 2014, there were 716 Hispanic persons living with HIV/AIDS in Minnesota.
While this accounts for 9% of persons living with HIV/AIDS in Minnesota, Hispanic persons have
more than three times the rate of people living with HIV than white, non-Hispanic persons
(286.1 per 100,000 persons and 90.3 per 100,000 persons respectively).
HIV Diagnoses among Hispanic persons
Over the past ten years new infections among Hispanic persons in Minnesota has remained
relatively stable from year to year. In 2014, there were 34 HIV diagnoses among Hispanics in
Minnesota accounting for 11% of all HIV diagnoses that year.
Gender
In 2014, there were 28 new HIV diagnoses among Hispanic males. This is up from 23 diagnoses
in 2013. The annual number of new infections diagnosed among Hispanic females continues to
be quite small with six diagnoses in 2014.
Mode of Exposure
Of the 87 new HIV
infections diagnosed
among
Hispanic
males between 2012
and 2014, MSM and
MSM/IDU accounted
for an estimated
95% of diagnoses,
while
3%
were
estimated to have
heterosexual contact
with someone with
or at risk for HIV
infection as their
mode of exposure.
The remaining 2%
had and other mode
HIV Infections* Among Hispanic Persons
by Estimated Mode of Exposure
2012 - 2014
Hispanic Males (n =87)
Hispanic Females (n = 16)
CAUTION: Small number of cases – interpret
carefully.
IDU
8%
MSM
92%
MSM/IDU
3%
Heterosex
3%
Other
2%
n = Number of persons MSM = Men who have sex with men
IDU = Injecting drug use
Heterosex = Heterosexual contact with someone with or at risk for HIV
Other = Hemophilia, transplant, transfusion, mother w/ HIV or HIV risk
* HIV or AIDS at first diagnosis
Minnesota HIV/AIDS Epidemiologic Profile—Hispanic
December 2015
Heterosex
92%
of exposure which includes hemophilia, transplant, transfusion or mother with HIV or HIV risk.
Of the 16 Hispanic females diagnosed between 2012 and 2014, 92% had an estimated mode of
exposure of heterosexual contact with someone with or at risk for HIV infection. The remaining
8% had a risk of injection drug use. However, the number of cases among Hispanic women
during the years 2012-2014 is insufficient to make further generalizations regarding risk.
HIV Treatment Cascade among Hispanic people
There were 677 HIV positive Hispanics included in the treatment cascade analyses. Compared
to the overall treatment cascade in Minnesota, Hispanics have a lower percentage of retention
in care and viral suppression. Hispanics have the second lowest percent of viral suppression
compared to other racial/ethnic groups at 56%.
There were 27 cases among Hispanics reported in 2013 that were included in the linkage to
care calculation. Hispanics had a slightly lower percentage of linkage to care than the overall
cascade at 85%.
Percentage of Hispanics diagnosed with HIV engaged in
selected stages of the continuum of care, 2014– Minnesota
100%
90%
100%
100%
87%
80%
85%
72%
70%
63%
63%
60%
56%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Overall Cascade
PLWH
Linkage to Care
n=7,728
Hispanic
Retention in Care
Viral Suppression
n=677
Minnesota HIV/AIDS Epidemiologic Profile—Hispanic
December 2015