It was found that they were more afraid of getting their partner pregnant than that of becoming infected with HIV/AIDS. According to recent studies, black women were becoming infected at an alarming rate. A main cause was that their male partners were men who were intimate with other men whom they perceived to be at a low risk for HIV/AIDS. Compared to their racial counterparts black men are at a higher risk of becoming infected. Of the 920 BMSM 585 (64%) had ever tested previously for HIV, but few had tested frequently. Of the most common reasons that were given: they "knew" their partner was at a low risk, they were in a monogamous relationship, and the most common, there were no condoms available. (Jones 45).
Black women, who were/are infected, confessed the main reasons for not being tested frequently: they thought that their partner(s) were monogamous relationships, they didn"t like the feel of condoms/none were available, etc. Of the women who were tested nearly all stated that they were more afraid of becoming pregnant than they were of getting infected. It was stated, when HIV/AIDS was first discovered, they were more afraid than they are now. Since people are living longer with the disease, young adults are not as afraid now as they once were. (Alden 87).
Though people are now living longer than they once did with the HIV virus there is still a lot to be accomplished in fighting the war that is raging against young people everywhere. Not a lot has been accomplished since the war was first started. The most recent accomplishment, known by most people, is that Clorox, a common household product, can rid the body of the AIDS virus, but it can"t be drank because of the havoc that it will have on the body. It is also known that the drugs for the virus or the prevention of it spreading are very costly. It is very hard for people to keep a job and be HIV positive, especially if it is a known factor.
