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| Brito,Ana Maria de; Castilho,Euclides Ayres de; Szwarcwald,Célia Landmann. |
| We examined the characteristics of the AIDS epidemic in the northeastern region of Brazil, comparing it to the epidemic in Brazil as a whole, and to the state of São Paulo, with respect to the temporal evolution of morbidity and mortality during the period 1990 to 1999, using information from communicable disease reports and mortality records. Since 1996, the incidence rate of AIDS in adults in Brazil as a whole and in São Paulo has been showing a trend towards stability, whereas in the Brazilian northeast the incidence rates of the disease continue to grow. In the northeast, sexual transmission is responsible for more than 80% of cases, injectable drug users (IDU) comprising only a small percentage of cases. There is a greater incidence of AIDS among... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: AIDS/morbidity; AIDS/mortality; Temporal trend; Antiretroviral therapy; Brazil; Northeastern region. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702005000100004 |
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| Szwarcwald,Célia Landmann; Barbosa Júnior,Aristides; Souza-Júnior,Paulo Roberto Borges de; Lemos,Kátia Regina Valente de; Frias,Paulo Germano de; Luhm,Karin Regina; Holcman,Marcia Moreira; Esteves,Maria Angela Pires. |
| This paper describes a methodological proposal based on secondary data and the main results of the HIV-Sentinel Study among childbearing women, carried out in Brazil during 2006. A probabilistic sample of childbearing women was selected in two stages. In the first stage, 150 health establishments were selected, stratified by municipality size (<50,000; 50,000-399,999; 400,000+). In the second stage, 100-120 women were selected systematically. Data collection was based on HIV-test results registered in pre-natal cards and in hospital records. The analysis focused on coverage of HIV-testing during pregnancy and HIV prevalence rate. Logistic regression models were used to test inequalities in HIV-testing coverage during pregnancy by macro-region of... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: HIV testing; Pregnancy; Pre-natal care; Secondary data; Brazil. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000300002 |
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