# Who is most at risk for HIV? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 22, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-most-at-risk-for-hiv/684286 "2014-03-22T15:11:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-most-at-risk-for-hiv/684286/41 "2014-03-22T23:59:42Z")
Haha. Point taken, WhyNot. I am not advocating that any of us not be careful. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-most-at-risk-for-hiv/684286/42 "2014-03-23T01:20:14Z")
> [@](#): > > Quoth **bob++** : > > Of course, anyone having unprotected sex with strangers is quite likely to end up with one or other of the more common STDs. Especially herpes. 20% of the adult female population has herpes, and that’s before you even consider risk factors. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-most-at-risk-for-hiv/684286/43 "2014-03-23T01:43:34Z")
I am diabetic, and I have to give myself an insulin injection twice a day. Occasionally, maybe once or twice a year, I accidentally stick myself somewhere unintentionally. At least it’s my own needle. But some healthcare workers have to handle needles all day, from people with any number of health problems. I can easily understand how they can get accidentally stuck. And I have to add that it doesn’t matter what the statistics say, and what risk group you’re in. What matters is your own personal risky behavior. It matters what you do and who you do it with. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-most-at-risk-for-hiv/684286/44 "2014-03-23T03:00:40Z")
Aa good book from an international perspective is “The Wisdom of Whores.” It provides a pretty compelling dissection of how HIV was branded as a disease of wives and children, even in areas (Asia in this case) where it really is pretty contained to IV drug users and sex workers. Basically, nobody wants to help drug users and prostitutes (and US finds have lots of legal restrictions making it hard), so the emphasis shifted. The dilemma is that that raises the profile of the problem and attracts funding for prevention, but many programs end up aimed at low risk groups. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-most-at-risk-for-hiv/684286/45 "2014-03-23T03:24:36Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > You think people who have been in a relationship for more than a decade have sex 100 times a year. > > You’re not married, are you? > > Regards, > Shodan Even if he’s married, I can confidently guarantee he doesn’t have children. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-most-at-risk-for-hiv/684286/46 "2014-03-23T05:04:46Z")
> [@bump](#): > > Even if he’s married, I can confidently guarantee he doesn’t have children. Or is trying to have children and is projecting that the same rate applies after. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-most-at-risk-for-hiv/684286.md?page=2)