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December Question of Month
Question: World AIDS Day, December 1 each year, is an opportunity to honor the more than 32 million people who have died worldwide from AIDS-related illnesses. In 2019, most new diagnoses of HIV in women were attributed to:
A. Heterosexual contact
B. Injection druge use
C. Other
Answer: A. Most (84%) new diagnoses of HIV among women were attributed to heterosexual contact (according to 2019 data). Injection drug use accounted for 16% of transmissions and less than 1% were attributable to other transmission methods.
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