Text Equivalent - Figure 5 - HIV/AIDS Among Youth in Canada
Figure 5 - Number of positive HIV test reports among youth aged 15-29, by exposure
Figure 5 shows the trends in the number of positive HIV test reports among youth aged 15-29 in Canada by exposure category, from 1995-2008.
There are 6 lines representing different exposure categories as follows: the first line represents MSM, the second line represents IDU, the third line represents MSM-IDU, the fourth line represents recipient of blood products/clotting agents, the fifth line represents the heterosexual category, and the sixth represents the “other” category.
The trend for the number of positive HIV cases for the MSM exposure category is as follows:
- 200 cases were reported in 1995
- 158 cases were reported in 1996
- 133 cases were reported in 1997
- 79 cases were reported in 1998
- 76 cases were reported in 1999
- 94 cases were reported in 2000
- 93 cases were reported in 2001
- 108 cases were reported in 2002
- 102 cases were reported in 2003
- 118 cases were reported in 2004
- 112 cases were reported in 2005
- 125 cases were reported in 2006
- 150 cases were reported in 2007
- 176 cases were reported in 2008.
The trend for the number of positive HIV cases for the IDU exposure category is as follows:
- 131 cases were reported in 1995
- 129 cases were reported in 1996
- 98 cases were reported in 1997
- 69 cases were reported in 1998
- 93 cases were reported in 1999
- 77 cases were reported in 2000
- 67 cases were reported in 2001
- 52 cases were reported in 2002
- 46 cases were reported in 2003
- 54 cases were reported in 2004
- 81 cases were reported in 2005
- 70 cases were reported in 2006
- 90 cases were reported in 2007
- 62 cases were reported in 2008
The trend for the number of positive HIV cases for the MSM-IDU exposure category is as follows:
- 24 cases were reported in 1995
- 19 cases were reported in 1996
- 16 cases were reported in 1997
- 13 cases were reported in 1998
- 7 cases were reported in 1999
- 7 cases were reported in 2000
- 14 cases were reported in 2001
- 6 cases were reported in 2002
- 7 cases were reported in 2003
- 6 cases were reported in 2004
- 4 cases were reported in 2005
- 2 cases were reported in 2006
- 3 cases were reported in 2007
- 5 cases were reported in 2008
The trend for the number of positive HIV cases for the recipient of blood products/clotting agents exposure category is as follows:
- 1 case was reported in 1995
- 6 cases were reported in 1996
- 2 cases were reported in 1997
- 3 cases were reported in 1998
- 1 case was reported in 1999
- 3 cases were reported in 2000
- No cases were reported in 2001
- 1 case was reported in 2002
- 2 cases were reported in 2003
- No cases were reported in 2004
- No cases were reported in 2005
- No cases were reported in 2006
- 1 case was reported in 2007
- No cases were reported in 2008
The trend for the number of positive HIV cases for the heterosexual exposure category is as follows:
- 66 cases were reported in 1995
- 85 cases were reported in 1996
- 62 cases were reported in 1997
- 89 cases were reported in 1998
- 82 cases were reported in 1999
- 83 cases were reported in 2000
- 109 cases were reported in 2001
- 105 cases were reported in 2002
- 111 cases were reported in 2003
- 109 cases were reported in 2004
- 102 cases were reported in 2005
- 112 cases were reported in 2006
- 92 cases were reported in 2007
- 73 cases were reported in 2008
The trend for the number of positive HIV cases for the “other” exposure category is as follows:
- 8 cases were reported in 1995
- 4 cases were reported in 1996
- 4 cases were reported in 1997
- 14 cases were reported in 1998
- 6 cases were reported in 1999
- 6 cases were reported in 2000
- 2 cases were reported in 2001
- 11 cases were reported in 2002
- 10 cases were reported in 2003
- 8 cases were reported in 2004
- 8 cases were reported in 2005
- 18 cases were reported in 2006
- 10 cases were reported in 2007
- 7 cases were reported in 2008
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