Behavior of morbidity and mortality due to human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS in Nuevitas, Camagüey, 1993-2021
<p><strong>Foundation</strong>: infection by human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS is considered the most fearsome of sexually transmitted infections. The studies related to the subject allow the approach to the different contexts and populations affected by this disease.<br />&...
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| author | Yoan Miguel Aguilar Duret Leida Nilda Sifontes Viñas María Esther Del Toro Rodríguez Adonis Cintras Dones Yenlys Laucraf Primelles |
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| description | <p><strong>Foundation</strong>: infection by human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS is considered the most fearsome of sexually transmitted infections. The studies related to the subject allow the approach to the different contexts and populations affected by this disease.<br /><strong>Objective</strong>: to determine the behavior of morbidity and mortality related to the human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS.<br /><strong>Methods</strong>: a retrospective descriptive study was carried out in the Nuevitas municipality, from 1993 to 2021, which included 92 patients diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS. The data were taken from the case registry of the Municipal Hygiene and Epidemiology Unit, and from individual epidemiological histories. The analyzed variables: year of diagnosis, age groups, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, way of detecting the disease and evolution.<br /><strong>Results</strong>: an upward trend of cases was observed until December 2021. The most numerous age group was 20-24 years old, and the male sex predominated. At the disease time of diagnosis, the marital status of single prevailed, as well as the homosexual sexual orientation.<br /><strong>Conclusions</strong>: in general, there was a tendency to increase the number of infected patients, mainly young single men, homosexuals; in addition, seropositives prevailed.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4c367030d588442a9958a93fb8e8261b2024-03-04T23:09:55ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2023-07-012148038102360Behavior of morbidity and mortality due to human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS in Nuevitas, Camagüey, 1993-2021Yoan Miguel Aguilar Duret0Leida Nilda Sifontes Viñas1María Esther Del Toro Rodríguez2Adonis Cintras Dones3Yenlys Laucraf Primelles4Hospital General Docente Martín Chang Puga. Nuevitas. CamagüeyFilial de Ciencias Médicas. Nuevitas. CamagüeyFilial Ciencias Médicas. Nuevitas. CamagüeyHospital General Docente Martín Chang Puga. Nuevitas. CamagüeyHospital General Docente Martín Chang Puga. Nuevitas. Camagüey<p><strong>Foundation</strong>: infection by human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS is considered the most fearsome of sexually transmitted infections. The studies related to the subject allow the approach to the different contexts and populations affected by this disease.<br /><strong>Objective</strong>: to determine the behavior of morbidity and mortality related to the human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS.<br /><strong>Methods</strong>: a retrospective descriptive study was carried out in the Nuevitas municipality, from 1993 to 2021, which included 92 patients diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS. The data were taken from the case registry of the Municipal Hygiene and Epidemiology Unit, and from individual epidemiological histories. The analyzed variables: year of diagnosis, age groups, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, way of detecting the disease and evolution.<br /><strong>Results</strong>: an upward trend of cases was observed until December 2021. The most numerous age group was 20-24 years old, and the male sex predominated. At the disease time of diagnosis, the marital status of single prevailed, as well as the homosexual sexual orientation.<br /><strong>Conclusions</strong>: in general, there was a tendency to increase the number of infected patients, mainly young single men, homosexuals; in addition, seropositives prevailed.</p>http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/5717vihsíndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquiridaenfermedades de transmisión sexual |
| spellingShingle | Yoan Miguel Aguilar Duret Leida Nilda Sifontes Viñas María Esther Del Toro Rodríguez Adonis Cintras Dones Yenlys Laucraf Primelles Behavior of morbidity and mortality due to human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS in Nuevitas, Camagüey, 1993-2021 Medisur vih síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida enfermedades de transmisión sexual |
| title | Behavior of morbidity and mortality due to human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS in Nuevitas, Camagüey, 1993-2021 |
| title_full | Behavior of morbidity and mortality due to human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS in Nuevitas, Camagüey, 1993-2021 |
| title_fullStr | Behavior of morbidity and mortality due to human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS in Nuevitas, Camagüey, 1993-2021 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Behavior of morbidity and mortality due to human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS in Nuevitas, Camagüey, 1993-2021 |
| title_short | Behavior of morbidity and mortality due to human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS in Nuevitas, Camagüey, 1993-2021 |
| title_sort | behavior of morbidity and mortality due to human immunodeficiency virus aids in nuevitas camaguey 1993 2021 |
| topic | vih síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida enfermedades de transmisión sexual |
| url | http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/5717 |
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