Causes of aids in Women Data from 33 areas (32 states and the US Virgin Islands) with confidential name-based HIV reporting indicate that an estimated 8,733 women were given a diagnosis of HIV infection Heterosexual contact was the source of almost 80% of these HIV infections Women accounted for 27% of the estimated 32,048 diagnoses of HIV infection The number of estimated HIV diagnoses for women remained stable during 2000–2003