For a long time, the HIV/AIDS epidemic has been the subject of discussions in Miami. Reported cases show that black men in Miami represent the biggest percentage (Agronick, 2009). Therefore, men have a risk of becoming extinct if the HIV/AIDS issues are not properly addressed. Men have multiple sexual partners that increase the chances of being infected. Various men’s issues and social well-being have contributed to the increased rate of infection among men in Miami and Florida. These men’s issues include assertiveness, independence, the lack of emotions, drug abuse, the feeling of being superior, and risking a vase. In addition, men develop different lifestyles that make them susceptible to HIV/AIDS. For example, a man can be encouraged to keep multiple partners but a woman will be painted negatively. This is why the infection rate among men in Miami is high.
Men are more sexually active than women in Miami. Usually, men may decide to have multiple sexual partners with either women or men. Men are infected by HIV/AIDS mainly through sexual intercourse. Therefore, multiple sexual partners increase the risk of a man becoming infected by the disease. A report released by the Center for Disease Control in Miami shows that about 53 percent of men have been infected while the rate of infection among women stands at 20 percent (Agronick, 2009). Sexual behavior, especially for men who have sex with men, has contributed to the increased AIDS prevalence rate.
The society in Miami requires that men are independent. They decide their lifestyles without considering their effects on their lives. This has increased negative attitudes among men that have facilitated the spread of HIV/AIDS (Agronick, 2009). Men choose to have multiple partners because they are independent. Good morals do not guide them when they make decisions. Another main issue in Miami is that men are not emotional. After they choose what they think is right, nobody can change it. This careless behavior leads them to the acts that are associated with HIV/AIDS.
Dominating women in society through male chauvinism has exposed men to HIV/AIDS. A woman feels inferior to a man in Miami and can do anything for him. An increased case of men having multiple partners is because women do not challenge men for their actions. Men are more ready to take risks than women (Laumann, 2010). The Center for Disease Control in Miami has warned about an increased infection rate but men are still sexually active. Men are ready to have sexual affairs with HIV/AIDS-positive persons without fear of being infected.
Drug abuse is higher among men in Miami than among women. Addicted drug users have developed a habit of injecting drugs into the blood vessels using a syringe. They usually share a single syringe to inject the drug. The rate of HIV/AIDS infection has increased through sharing the injection drug equipment. Sharing items shows how men care about each other but it has contributed to the increased rate of new infections (Laumann, 2010).
In conclusion, the rate of HIV/AIDS infection in Miami is higher among men than among women or children. Men’s issues have contributed to the increased rate. The Center for Disease Control in Miami should develop a plan to discuss ways through which it would be possible to reduce HIV/AIDS prevalence among men. Since this disease affects both men and women, special media attention should focus on methods of prevention.
References
Agronick, G. (2009). Sexual behaviors and risks among bisexually- and gay-identified Young Latino men. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Laumann, E. (2010).The Social Organization of Sexuality: Sexual Practices in the United States. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.