HIV infection and Aids in a small municipality in Southeast Brazil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9262341 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Walter de Araújo Eyer-Silva (0000-0001-6386-666X, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Carlos Alberto Basílio-de-Oliveira (Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro), Carlos Alberto Basílio‐de‐Oliveira (Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro), Mariza Gonçalves Morgado (0000-0002-9304-6184, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 950-955 |
| Publication date | 2005-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista de Saúde Pública (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-8910 • E-ISSN: 0034-8910 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/s0034-89102005000600013 |
| PMID | 16341406 |
| OpenAlex | W1964801131 |
| SciELO | S0034-89102005000600013 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 13 |
OBJECTIVE: Studies on the aspects of HIV infection in small Brazilian municipalities are invaluable to appropriately design control strategies, better allocate resources, and improve health care services. The objective of the study was to assess the clinical and epidemiological aspects of HIV infection in a small municipality. METHODS: A descriptive study was carried out in Miracema, a small municipality in the northwestern area of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between July 1999 and December 2003. All HIV-infected adult patients followed up at the local HIV/AIDS Program were included. Clinical and epidemiologic characteristics were prospectively assessed through standardized questionnaires. RESULTS: A total of 65 adult patients who attended the local HIV/AIDS Program were analyzed. Most (34) were women (male to female ratio: 0.9). An absolute predominance of patients who were born in Miracema or neighboring municipalities (94%), lived in Miracema (90.7%), were single (70.8%), attributed the acquisition of HIV infection to unprotected heterosexual intercourse (72.3%) and had a past history of snorting cocaine (27.7) was found Central nervous system disorders (including five cases of cryptococcal meningitis) and acute pulmonary pneumocystosis-like respiratory failure were major causes of morbidity. Most patients (56.9%) were at presented in advanced stages of HIV infection. CONCLUSIONS: The predominance of patients on advanced stages of HIV infection suggest the existence of a large pool of undiagnosed cases in the community. A major feature of the cohort was an inverted male to female ratio. Further investigations over a broader geographic area are urgently needed for better understanding the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of HIV infection in small Brazilian municipalities and rural areas
Cryptococcal meningitis · Environmental health · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Viral disease · Demography · Epidemiology · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Immunology · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment · Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment · Pediatrics
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
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| Citation span | 2009 - 2009 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |