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According to the CDC, one in eighty-five Mississippians will acquire HIV in their lifetime (Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017). In 2015, there were 509 reported cases of HIV, of those cases 80% were African American and 30% were between the ages of 13-24 (Mississippi State Department of Health, 2016). As research demonstrates that the burden of HIV rests in the young African American community, the study will be conducted in four of the six HBCUs in Mississippi. Sites for recruitment of participants will include, Jackson State University (JSU), Alcorn State University, Tougaloo College and Mississippi
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Alcorn and Mississippi Valley are both located in rural areas of Mississippi and have gender ratio imbalances regarding favoring the number of females enrolled.
Each of the institutions selected have health centers located on the campuses. Jackson State, Tougaloo, and Alcorn all provide HIV/STD screening services at the health centers. The provision of these services indicates that the campuses are aware of the risk for their student population to be infected with either an STD or HIV; however, Tougaloo and Jackson State were founded from religious foundations and therefore may pose increased stigma for those infected with STDs and HIV.
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For each of the universities/colleges, they combined house more than 16,000 students of which 90% are African American, and there is a gender ratio imbalance of female to male. The gender ratio imbalance of these institutions allots the opportunity to determine the phenomena of “man sharing” among the female students.
Jackson State is the fourth largest state supported intuition in Mississippi and the largest HBCU, offering 46 bachelors’, 37 masters’, 2 specialist-in education and 13 doctoral degrees (Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, 2015; Jackson State University Department of Institutional Research, Planning, & Assessment, 2016). In the fall of 2016, JSU enrolled 9,811 students of which 65.75% were women (Jackson
African-Americans are the ethnic group most affected by HIV/AIDS. Ironically african-americans represent 14% of the population of the United States , but represent 44% across the gender line. African-american men represent 70% of HIV infections among the ethnic group, however african-american women are also highly at risk of HIV infection. Indeed they have a rate of infection that is 15 times greater than the rate for caucasion women (HIV among African-Americans, 2012). Most African-american women (85%) are infected with HIV through heterosexual sex, often with partners, who claim to be
Over the years there has been a significant decrease in the percentage of African American male success in higher education. Not only does this effect society as a whole, but more importantly this effects the African- American community as well. The high percentage of uneducated African- American males will result in increased crime rate, shortened life span and overall hard life. However this epidemic can be stopped by looking at the contributing factors of why there is a decrease in African-American male success in higher education and how to change it. Throughout the paper I will be addressing the issues as to why there are not more black men in higher education, by looking at the contributing factors such as environmental
HIV/AIDS is a disease with social, psychological and physiological consequences for those impacted by the illness. The impact of HIV and AIDS among African American women has been devastating. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC, 2010) reports that black women represent 29% of the estimated new HIV infections among all adult and adolescent African Americans and HIV/AIDS is the third leading cause of death for black women ages 25?44. Several
Many people are unaware of their health status further increasing transmission of disease in young adult African American(AA) women age 18-24. Human Immunodeficiency Viruses (HIV) infects and also destroy blood cells (i.e. lymphocytes) that the body need to fight off infection (Mays 2011). African American women HIV positive, age 18-24 the magnitude of issue of the health disparity in this particular population will be addressed along with the many factors of social and health determinants. The health concern is towards the increase of transmission among young AA mothers and their children who are the health outcomes in many ways than one. The many social and health determinants that affect the women today are on going cycles that have yet to be broken. African American women make 64% of new infection cases for HIV. African american obtain a vulnerability unlike other minorities. The health population’s culture and stigma has played an important role in the community. The concern for AA women is the increase of new cases and most importantly the spread of the disease to these women’s children. The mortality rate of AA women with HIV is 47.1% as of 2012. (Siddiqi 2015)
Health is a state of well being, and ideally, in an equal society, all people should be provided with the necessary tools to maintain that state of health. Ideals are mere fantasies, however, since even the most developed countries fall victim to health inequities. These inequities are avoidable inequalities in health between different groups of people. African Americans are among many other groups of people that fall victim to a system that, sometimes inconspicuously creates barriers wherein people cannot adequately arm themselves with the tools to remain healthy. One of the most common health inequities among African Americans is the HIV/AIDs virus. This viruses significance is relatively recent in human history, but the damage it has
The African American males access to higher learning is detrimental to the United States economy. The social conditions that plague African American males in their quest for college degrees are very obvious. For more than 40 years, the African American male has been missing in action from higher learning institutions by a margin of 50:1. In this paper, I will explore the problems and the critical actions needed for correction.
According to recent statistics from the Centers for Disease Control, approximately 1.2 million individuals in the United States have HIV (about 14 percent of which are unaware of their infection and another 1.1 million have progressed to AIDS. Over the past decade, the number of HIV cases in the US has increased, however, the annual number of cases remains stable at about 50, 000 new cases per year. Within these estimates, certain groups tend to carry the burden of these disease, particularly the gay, bisexual, and men who have sex with men (MSM) and among race/ethnic groups, Blacks/African American males remain disproportionately affected. (CDC)
Human Immunodefiency Virus has become all too common in my hometown Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Rapidly this city has taken the number one spot leading the nation cases per capita of 100,000 people, according to Rene Taylor, Executive Director of Family Services of Greater Baton Rouge. (Feb., 2018). Baton Rouge holds its highest HIV cases in the North Baton Rouge area, where African Americas account for 95% of the residents. Studies show that age, poverty and education level is concurrent with most people infected with the virus. Baton Rouge has many organizations and government funded programs for all residents but coherence is proven to be low. Therefore, I posed the question: How do we decrease the HIV percental in Baton Rouge? I suggest we decrease the HIV epidemic in Baton Rouge by first, providing mandatory Education and statistics about the virus. Secondly, promoting
African Americans have worst health outcomes of all major racial, ethnic and demographic groups in the U.S. According to Gaston & Alleyne-Green (2013), an estimated 233,624 African Americans died from AIDS-related illness in 2007, yet they are less likely to receive antiretroviral medications, are more likely to report poor adherence to medication regimens, and have a disproportionally higher HIV-related morbidity and mortality rate than their White and Hispanic
for black high school graduates, there’s a different story. In 1994, young black men were more likely than young black women to be enrolled in college immediately after high school. By 2012, the pattern had reversed: The share of young black men enrolled in college remained stagnant, while the share of young black women enrolled in college increased to 69% —a 12 percentage point gap with black
A disparity is a great inconsistency, difference , or a lack of equality. As a consequence of studies researching the educational experiences of boys dominating the academic realm of African Americans, the educational disparities that their female counterparts face are overshadowed and/or discounted. The purpose of this paper is to address the inconsistency, or lack of extensive research on African American girls by examining the ways in which gender plays an adverse role in the education of African American girls, how much awareness there is on the issue of educational disparities in AA girls (specifically the faculty and students), and what the future
To decrease or alleviate the HIV epidemic among young African American (MSM) there are three strategies that should be implemented among this population of young men. First, the health disparities among this population should be identified. Secondly, HIV stigmas and barriers that prevent young African
Poverty is not just about income, but it is about the health of people, their feelings, relationships and the environment, and society (Sutherland, 2013). According to the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) (2016), the highest poverty rate is among African Americans, which make up 27.4 percent. In addition, children under the age of 18, which is about 21 percent of about 15.3 million, live in poverty. The concern related to this population is the chances of adolescent getting HIV. According to McKay, Alicea, Elwyn, McClain, Parker, Small, and Mellins (2014), 50 percent of adolescents and young adults are infected with HIV each year. In addition, due to the fact that some adolescent
The actions of the Mississippi University for Women fit the definition of discrimination, as there was no specific reason to deny men entrance to the university other than to maintain the student population of only women. This is different than denying a student based on his or her abilities, because both genders are regarded equally, which was not the case for this university. Because men were the targets of this discrimination, some of their constitutional rights were violated, including the rights highlighted by the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment, which is what Joe Hogan brought to his District Court, explaining that he was denied admission solely based on his sex.
For the people of Baton Rouge, please observe this appalling epidemic that has been happening in Baton Rouge for decades. Baton Rouge has been on the top of the list for having one of the highest prevalence of HIV and AIDS in a metropolitan area for the past decade, and we need to get to the bottom of this issue (Reif et al. 4). Some of the possible solutions to this issue include: implementing mandatory comprehensive sex education across Louisiana, reducing HIV stigma, and assisting areas of Baton Rouge that are in concentrated poverty. The presence of HIV has been growing exponentially in the city of Baton Rouge, and this is how to solve the problem.