AIDS claims more rural, black, female populations in Georgia

AIDS claims more rural, black, female populations in Georgia | ajc.com

Number of Georgians with HIV/AIDS jumped almost 27 percent from 2004 to 2007

HIV/AIDS has assumed a new face in Georgia. It is younger and more rural, more likely to be black or female.

And it is harder to reach with prevention messages, testing and services.

Old messages geared to urban, white, gay men simply don’t resonate with many African-American and rural people, advocates say.

That worries the advocates...