H.I.V. is spread mainly by heterosexual contact.
The rate of H.I.V. infection attributable to heterosexual contact is climbing.
Situational homosexual activity tends to occur in environments such as prisons, where there are no opportunities for heterosexual contact.
In Jamaica, where 1.6% of adults are HIV-positive, two-thirds became so through heterosexual contact, says the health ministry.
Of the approximate 110,000 people diagnosed with HIV in the UK in 2013, an estimated 59,500 acquired their infection through heterosexual contact.
Transmission in sub-Saharan Africa remains primarily by heterosexual contact, and 25.3 million of the total number of living victims live there.
Girls and women make up 27percentt of those newly infected with the virus, and 80percentt of them contracted H.I.V. because of high-risk heterosexual contact.
He honestly thinks that the deprivation of heterosexual contact that leads to homosexuality in prison is a good argument for homosexuality being "a choice".
The rate of HIV infection among prostitutes, people with venereal diseases and pregnant women suggests that heterosexual contact has become the most common form of transmission.
High-risk heterosexual contact, especially among commercial sex workers (CSWs), is a major mode of transmission.
The incidence in South Asians is relatively high, and their main risk factors are medical treatment overseas and heterosexual contact.
