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| Fonseca,Marise Oliveira; Tupinambás,Unaí; Sousa,Artur Iuri Alves de; Baisley,Kathy; Greco,Dirceu Bartolomeu; Rodrigues,Laura. |
| OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to learn more about people diagnosed with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) at age 60 and above in Brazil, and to compare them with people diagnosed at a younger age. METHODS: This study was based on the analysis of secondary data from the Brazilian AIDS Program. The study population consisted of people diagnosed with AIDS at age 60 and above. The comparison group was comprised of a 20% random sample of people diagnosed at age 18 to 59, frequency-matched by year of diagnosis. RESULTS: 544,846 cases of AIDS were reported in Brazil from 1980 until June 2009. Over 90% of cases were diagnosed between 18 and 59 years of age, and 13,657 (2.5%) at age 60 and above. The first case of AIDS among the elderly was reported... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: HIV; AIDS; Elderly; Epidemiology; Brazil. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702012000600009 |
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