HIV incidence trends in Brazil and neighboring countries

An ecological and analytical study on public health

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ID22081337
AuthorsThiago Augusto Ferreira dos Anjos (0000-0003-2286-9682, Instituto Evandro Chagas, corresponding author), Aline Moraes Monteiro (0000-0002-8500-075X, Universidade do Estado do Pará), Daniele Melo Sardinha (0000-0002-2650-2354, Universidade do Estado do Pará), Luiza Raquel Tapajós Figueira (0000-0003-1438-1687, Universidade do Estado do Pará), Marcos Jessé Abrahão Silva (0000-0003-2057-3474, Universidade do Estado do Pará), Rebecca Lobato Marinho (0000-0003-1294-4837, Universidade do Estado do Pará), Mayara Annanda Oliveira Neves Kimura (0000-0003-2279-1985, Universidade da Amazônia), Tamires de Nazaré Soares (0000-0002-0451-9657, Universidade do Estado do Pará), Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Costa Lima (0000-0002-0642-4248, Universidade do Estado do Pará)
Year2025
Volume13
Pages1625475-1625475
Publication date2025-10-17
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565
PublisherFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpubh.2025.1625475
PMID41179794
OpenAlexW4415273732
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited8

Introduction: The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a global public health problem. In Latin America this problem is aggravating and widespread, with regard to the countries bordering Brazil, the notification of cases among men and women shows an aggravating panorama, which requires actions and services aimed at monitoring and changing this chain of transmission. Objective: To investigate the trend of HIV incidence in Brazil and neighboring countries from 2013 to 2023. Methods: An ecological, retrospective and quantitative study on HIV in Brazil and border countries, Excel 2019 and R language were used to process and analyze the data, it is worth noting that no data was found for French Guiana. Results and discussion: = 0.0022). On the other hand, Guyana, although still among the countries with the highest incidence rates, showed a significant reduction of 31.6%. Suriname remained one of the countries with the highest rates throughout the period, exceeding 100 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in certain years. Spatial analysis revealed considerable disparities, particularly in border areas, where there is a higher concentration of cases, indicating the need for targeted public policies and shared surveillance efforts. Countries such as Peru, Colombia, and Paraguay also showed a growing trend, while Argentina, Uruguay, and Venezuela showed a decline or stagnation, although in some cases this apparent stability may be linked to underreporting. Conclusion: Some countries need to strengthen actions and services to monitor and break the chain of transmission, and implement public policies, as well as re-evaluate and ensure in countries with socio-economic and political crisis, in order to transform this aggravating panorama in Latin and South America

Latin Americans · Panorama · Politics · Public health · HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Science and Education Research

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