Characteristics of Aids amongst the elderly at a reference hospital in the State of Ceará, Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia

Gimeniz, Marli Teresinha⁴  Queiroz, Terezinha Almeida³  Brito, Daniele Mary Silva de⁴  Tavares, Clodis Maria¹  Araújo, Vera Lúcia Borges de² 

[1] Universidade de Fortaleza;Hospital São José em Doenças Infecciosas;Universidade Estadual do Ceará;Universidade Federal do Ceará

关键词: HIV -1;    Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome;    Elderly;    Senior Citizens;    Epidemiology;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1415-790X2007000400013

学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Elderly peoplecontaminated by the HIV are increasing statistics throughout the world. Thisstudy's main aim was to describe the characteristics of AIDS in people aged60 and over, seen at a benchmark hospital for HIV / AIDS in Ceará, Brazil,in the period between 1989 and 2004. Documentary research was performed usingcompulsory AIDS reporting forms available on the National Reporting InformationSystem (SINAN) and data from the Mortality Information System (SIM). There were107 cases reported, of which 50 patients were still alive and 57 deceased. Basedon the analysis, a progressive growth in cases was observed, most of which (77.5%)were concentrated in Fortaleza. The most affected age group was the one between60 and 69 (77.5%). Many of the individuals showed low level of schooling (44.0%).The subcategory of heterosexuals grew over time. Mortality amongst women wasfound to be higher (73.9%). The set of data analyzed enables one to infer thatthe population over 60 with AIDS in Ceará shows similar trends to otherage groups and the phenomena observed throughout the country, that is: growthin cases among heterosexuals and women, and ageing and impoverishment.

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