Female Adults and Adolescents aged 15-44 Years
Living with HIV Infection (not AIDS) or with AIDS, 2002
United States


In 2002, there were 50,595 female adults and adolescents aged 15-44 years reported to be living with AIDS in the United States.

An additional 42,047 female adults and adolescents in this age group were reported living with HIV infection (not AIDS) in areas that conduct name-based, confidential, HIV surveillance in adults and adolescents.

States with integrated HIV and AIDS surveillance data may be better able to target programs and services to reduce transmission to newborns.

The numbers presented here are an underestimate of female adults and adolescents living with HIV or AIDS, since many reside in states without integrated HIV/AIDS surveillance. In addition, there may be many infected females who have not been tested or not reported in areas with relatively new HIV infection surveillance systems.

In most states with HIV surveillance, the number of reported HIV infected female adults and adolescents who have not progressed to AIDS exceeds the number of female adults and adolescents with AIDS. Together these numbers indicate the burden of HIV and the number of persons in need of HIV-related medical and social services for themselves and to prevent transmission of HIV to their children.