Is it still the case that male homosexuals are more likely to have AIDS than heterosexual males?
It depends on where you live: in North America, yes, in Africa, no. And in some areas, such as Africa, you are more likely to find women with HIV / AIDS, rather than men. However, homosexual self-identification by men in certain regions is under-reported, because of social and cultural stigma against homosexuality. Current statistics on HIV / AIDS indicate: – About two-thirds of the people with HIV / AIDS, worldwide, live in Sub-Saharan Africa. The worldwide distribution of HIV / AIDS sufferers is: 64% Sub-Saharan Africa, 18% South and Southeast Asia, 4% Latin America, 4% Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 3% East Asia, 3% North America, 2% Western and Central Europe, 1% North Africa and Middle East, and <1% Oceania. - The infected population, world-wide, is comprised of 49% men, 45% women, and 5% children. - In Sub-Saharan Africa, where HIV/AIDS is spread predominately through heterosexual activity, the distribution is 40% men, 52% women, and 8% children. In the Caribbean it is: 49% men
