Chapter 1. Who is most at risk of infection? (PDF) pdf format of    chapt1.pdf  doc format of chapt1.doc

  • Section 1. Profile of People Diagnosed with HIV from 1999-2001
  • Section 2. Maternal characteristics of HIV positive women who gave birth to children in the Pediatric Spectrum of Disease (PSD) Project in 2001
  • Section 3. Profile of people testing for HIV at publicly funded sites
  • Section 4. Behavioral Risk for HIV Infection
  • Section 5. HIV and syphilis seropositivity at selected STD clinics

Chapter 2. How have patterns of HIV infection changed over time? (PDF) pdf format of    chapt2.pdf  doc format of chapt2.doc

  • Section 1. Profile of People Diagnosed with HIV Infection before 1999, in 1999, 2000, and 2001

Chapter 3. Who is infected but does not yet know it? (PDF) pdf format of    chapt3.pdf  doc format of chapt3.doc

  • Section 1. Profile of People Co-Diagnosed with HIV and AIDS

Chapter 4. Who is currently living with HIV/AIDS? (PDF) pdf format of    chapt4.pdf  doc format of chapt4.doc

  • Section 1. Profile of People Living with HIV/AIDS

Chapter 5. Who is experiencing differential impact from HIV/AIDS? (PDF) pdf format of    chapt5.pdf  doc format of chapt5.doc

  • Section 1. Prevalence of HIV/AIDS by race/ethnicity

Chapter 6. How have patterns of AIDS diagnoses changed over time? (PDF) pdf format of    chapt6.pdf  doc format of chapt6.doc

  • Section 1. People diagnosed with AIDS over time

Chapter 7. Who is dying from HIV/AIDS, and how has this changed over time? (PDF) pdf format of    chapt7.pdf  doc format of chapt7.doc

  • Section 1. AIDS Deaths from 1990 - 2001
  • Section 2. Trends in Survival After an AIDS Diagnosis

Chapter 8. What is the profile of HIV positive people who utilize publicly funded services? (info not available at this time)

Chapter 9. What is the geographic distribution of people living with HIV/AIDS in Massachusetts? (PDF) pdf format of    chapt9.pdf  doc format of chapt9.doc

  • Section 1. Profiles of People Living with HIV/AIDS by Health Service Region
  • Section 2. Profiles of People Living with HIV/AIDS by City

Appendices

Appendix 1. How to Use this Document (PDF) pdf format of    append1.pdf  doc format of append1.doc

  • Purpose of the Epidemiologic Profile
  • Organization of the Epidemiologic Profile: Eight key questions
  • Guidelines for the Use of Information
  • Description of Data Sources
  • Summary of Strengths and Limitations of Data Used in the Epidemiologic Profile

Appendix 2. Sociodemographic Profile of MA (PDF) pdf format of    append2.pdf  doc format of append2.doc

Appendix 3. Client Demographic Information for Individual Ryan White Title II Consortia (PDF) pdf format of    append3.pdf  doc format of append3.doc

Appendix 4. MPPG Funded Research Studies pdf format of    append4.pdf  doc format of append4.doc

  • Abt Associates (PDF)
  • Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH)
  • Fenway Community Health Center
  • John Snow, Inc. (JSI)

Appendix 5. Health Service Region Maps (PDF) pdf format of    append5.pdf  doc format of append5.doc

Appendix 6. Data Collection Forms (info not available at this time)

  • Adult HIV/AIDS Confidential Case Report
  • HIV Counseling and Testing Form

Appendix 7. Glossary of Commonly Used Epidemiologic Terms (PDF) pdf format of    append7.pdf  doc format of append7.doc

Appendix 8. List of Commonly Used Acronyms (PDF) pdf format of    append8.pdf  doc format of append8.doc



This information is provided by the HIV/AIDS Bureau within the Department of Public Health.