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Did you know that every 35 minutes a woman tests positive for HIV in the United States?

March 10 is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS awareness Day.  It is a day to recognize the special risks HIV/AIDS poses for women and girls, and to raise awareness of the disease's increasing impact on them.  If you are a parent, have you spoken to your children about HIV?  Please share your stories.  We want to know.

Yes (11.5%)

No (88.5%)

Did you know that every 35 minutes a woman tests positive for HIV in the United States?
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  • eyesofworld By eyesofworld
    on Mar 10, 2010  

    That number must be astronomical. I do not have a child, but if they were in their teenage years, this would definitely be something I would discuss with them.

  • kerry614 By kerry614
    on Mar 10, 2010  

    Oh my goodness, that number is shocking and sad!

  • didama By didama
    on Mar 10, 2010  

    I feel like this is an issue that people have forgotten. Now that people live with the disease for many years, it seems to have lost focus as a threat...and it still is a threat!

  • jenndta69 By jenndta69
    on Mar 10, 2010  

    That's horrible, but not surprising. There is a lot of cheating going on out there.

  • emilywalker By emilywalker
    on Mar 10, 2010  

    wow. That's horrible.

  • imthemommy4 By imthemommy4
    on Mar 10, 2010  

    damn, shitty

  • pjclayton57 By pjclayton57
    on Mar 10, 2010  

    As difficult as it is for some parents to discuss things like this with their children, I imagine it would be so much more difficult to deal with one's child having HIV/AIDS. Education and awareness are so vitally important especially in light of these statistics.

  • littlmeadow By littlmeadow
    on Mar 10, 2010  

    In my daughters sociology class today, AIDS came under discussion and two people got up and left the class.I sure wish they'd stayed and let everyone know how they felt about the issue. Not speaking of it does no one any good.

  • idahospud By idahospud
    on Mar 10, 2010  

    HIV / AIDS will allways be here.we dont hear about it as much because if caught early,medicines prolong life.Look at magic Johnson,he caught HIV how long ago?We just have to instill in our children morals.

  • Texmel By Texmel
    on Mar 10, 2010  

    That is one of the most heartbreaking statistics I have heard in a long time. Why are we not hearing more about this in the news??????