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Provedor de dados: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
País: | Brazil
Título: | Trends and characteristics of AIDS mortality in the Rio de Janeiro city after the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy
Autores: | Saraceni,Valéria; Cruz,Marly Marques da; Lauria,Lilian de Mello; Durovni,Betina.
Data: | 2005-06-01
Ano: | 2005
Palavras-chave: | AIDS; Mortality; Antiretrovirals.
Resumo: | We examined the characteristics of AIDS mortality in Rio de Janeiro city from 1995 to 2003. During this period, highly active antiretroviral therapy with protease inhibitors was made available, and it changed the pattern of the epidemics. There was a 47.5% reduction in the number of AIDS deaths within the period, with an increase in the proportion of women among the deceased; their schooling was lower than that of the men, similar to the trends of the national-level epidemics. The main place of death changed from university hospitals to emergency rooms. The proportion of cases reported to the National Diseases Surveillance System (SINAN) reported only through the death certificate remained high. Although there is free distribution of antiretrovirals by the public health system, many patients still lack access to diagnosis and treatment. We need to give priority to access to anti-HIV testing and treatment, to increase the quality of care and to look into the issue of adherence in order to further reduce AIDS mortality.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702005000300003
Editor: | Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
Relação: | 10.1590/S1413-86702005000300003
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases  v.9 n.3 2005
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess