Risk Factors for HIV Transmission
You may be at increased risk for infection if you have
- injected drugs or steroids, during which equipment (such as needles, syringes, cotton, water) and blood were shared with others
- had unprotected vaginal, anal, or oral sex (that is, sex without using condoms) with men who have sex with men, multiple partners, or anonymous partners
- exchanged sex for drugs or money
- been given a diagnosis of, or been treated for, hepatitis, tuberculosis (TB), or a sexually transmitted disease (STD) such as syphilis
- received a blood transfusion or clotting factor during 1978–1985
- had unprotected sex with someone who has any of the risk factors listed above.
Source: ©Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Last updated: 03/08/2008
