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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is an ongoing problem in the U.S. despite highly effective treatment and prevention. While most new diagnoses of HIV infection are among men who have sex with men, women made up 19% of new infections (7402 cases) in 2015.1 A particularly high proportion of women living with HIV are black (in 2014, 60%, compared with 17% each for white and Hispanic or Latina women).1,2 Prevalence of HIV among women is highest in the Southeast and the District of Columbia.3 This racial and regional disparity is related to decreased access to care, social stigma, and higher rates of HIV within certain social and sexual networks.2,3 Women considered at risk for HIV infection are those who inject drugs, are involved i…