Utah Sees Drop in HIV Infections

Good news on the HIV Prevention front here in Utah. According to the latest stats from the Utah Department of Health, our state has seen a 12% drop in new HIV infections in the last year and the number of people with HIV whose illness progressed to AIDS has dropped 22%.

So who is getting infected in Utah? Men who have sex with men (62%), Injecting drug users (16%), Men who have sex with men and inject drugs (10%), and heterosexuals (6%). The numbers speak pretty plainly that if you are having unprotected sex with other men or injecting drugs, your risk of getting HIV is exponentially higher. Click here to check out UDOH's other statistics.