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HIV infection rate in Indigenous men doubles in five years

HIV infection rate in Indigenous men doubles in five years

The rate of HIV infections in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men has doubled in the past five years, while the national rate has stabilised, the latest Australian data has found.The proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders diagnosed with HIV was double that of non-Indigenous men, surveillance data collated by the Kirby Institute at the University of NSW and published on Monday found.'I'm too young to die': the disease of disadvantage forcing Indigenous children to have open-heart surgery Read moreRates also doubled among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders aged over 35 in the past five years, with 10 diagnoses per 100,000 Indigenous people in 2015.


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HIV rates among Indigenous people disproportionately high

HIV rates among Indigenous people disproportionately high

The latest report card on sexually transmitted diseases in Australia paints a mixed picture of our country's sexual health.The 2016 Australian Annual Surveillance report into sexually transmissible infections and blood-borne viruses was released by the University of New South Wales' Kirby Institute on Monday.The research found that while cases of HIV have stabilised overall in Australia, reported cases in Indigenous men have doubled over the past five years, and are now two times higher than non-Indigenous men.


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Indigenous HIV rates double while falling among wider population, new research shows

Indigenous HIV rates double while falling among wider population, new research shows

Indigenous HIV rates double while falling among wider population, new research showsUpdatedIndigenous Australians continue to be disproportionately represented in HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates compared to the wider population, new research has found.An annual report by the University of New South Wales' Kirby Institute found the reported cases of HIV in Indigenous men, who make up three per cent of the country's population, doubled in the past five years from 6.2 per cent to 12.4 per cent.Meanwhile non-Indigenous rates of HIV fell by 12 per cent.


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Numbers of Indigenous Men With HIV Have Doubled in Five Years

Numbers of Indigenous Men With HIV Have Doubled in Five Years

An HIV testing kit.Image via Flickr user Wheeler CowperthwaiteAccording to new research released Monday by the University of New South Wales, Australia's national rate of HIV infections has stabilised—but the rate of infection among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men has doubled in the past five years.The Kirby Institute's 2016 Australian Annual Surveillance Report details how Australia's national rate of HIV infection had been steadily climbing since 1999.

Indigenous HIV rates double while falling among wider population, new research shows