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0 045 <br /> INFORMATION CONCERNING GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR MINORITY <br /> INITIATIVES IN AIDS EDUCATION <br /> .d . ; I - 1 . - if • • <br /> As of March 3 , 1987, 465 cases of AIDS had been reported <br /> to the Centers for Disease Control from North Carolina. <br /> While North Carolina is a relatively low-prevalence state . ( it <br /> ranks 10th in population and 21st in AIDS cases among the <br /> states and territories) , the incidence of AIDS here continues <br /> to increase. Whereas just 9 cases were identified prior to <br /> 1984, 17 new cases were recorded in 1984, 62 in 1985 , 81 in <br /> 1986, and 250 in 1987. It is estimated that up to 15,000 <br /> North Carolinians may be infected with human immunodeficiency <br /> virus (HIV) , the virus that causes AIDS. <br /> At both the national and state levels Blacks and <br /> Hispanics are disproportionately represented among those with <br /> AIDS. In the U.S. as a whole Blacks account for 12% of the <br /> total population and 25% of all cases of AIDS. Hispanics <br /> account for 7% of the total population and 14% of all cases <br /> of AIDS. Here in North Carolina approximately 22% of our 6. 3 <br /> million people are Black. Yet 44% of all North Carolinians <br /> with AIDS have been Black. (About 1% have been Hispanic and <br /> another 1% American Indian. ) Clearly Black citizens of North <br /> Carolina have been disproportionately affected by AIDS. <br /> While the number of AIDS cases has been low in Native <br /> American communities , . it is important not to assume that the <br /> extent of HIV infection is or will remain low. Culturally <br /> sensitive educational efforts can be critical in limiting the <br /> spread of AIDS among Native Americans. <br /> There is the need to target educational materials and <br /> programs to Spanish-speaking people residing in North <br /> Carolina as well . Migrant farmworkers , many of whom are <br /> Hispanic , are a significant population in North Carolina <br /> needing clear and useful information on AIDS. <br /> As of August 1987,. when North Carolina had 253 cases , 108 <br /> Blacks had developed. AIDS. The risk factors for those 108 - <br /> cases were as follows: <br /> * 54 (50%) gay/bisexual men ( including 1 gay/bisexual IV <br /> drug user) <br /> * 29 (27%) heterosexual IV drug users <br /> • * 4 ( 4%) heterosexual contact <br /> * 6 ( 6%) transfusion <br /> 1 <br /> * 0 C 0%) hemophiliac <br /> • <br /> * 15 ( 14%) undetermined risk factor <br /> P_ 1 <br />