Summary PBHE527 Week 1 Assignment.docx PBHE 527 Theory Application to HIV Prevention American Public University PBHE 527: Social and Behavioral Aspects of Health Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus that attacks the immune system, if untreated

PBHE527 Week 1 A PBHE 527 Theory Application to HIV Prevention American Public University PBHE 527: Social and Behavioral Aspects of Health Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus that attacks the immune system, if untreated HIV can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) (CDC). HIV can affect anyone regardless of age, gender, race/ethnicity. However, a significant increase in the numbers of affected African-American women with HIV display the disparities and the prevention challenges for this particular group. This paper will use the three theoretical models to help explain and address HIV among African-American women. According to the center for disease control and prevention (CDC) at the end of 2018 out of the 1.2 million people diagnosed 482,900 were African-Americans. This translates into about 42% (16,002) of the 37,968 newly diagnosed HIV cases. Out of those 16,002 new ca