Filipino Americans have the highest rate of HIV/AIDS among Asian Pacific Islander Americans. A fact sheet from the Center for Disease Control reveals that in a study of Filipino American methamphetamine users in the San Francisco Bay Area, methamphetamine use was strongly associated with behavioral risk factors for HIV infection, including infrequent condom use, commercial sex activity, and low rates of HIV testing.
This is certainly an issue that needs to be discussed more to help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS.
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