<sec><title>INTRODUCTION: </title>In Brazil, AIDS has been described as a multi-faceted pandemic. This study aimed to describe the trends of AIDS in S&#227;o Mateus microregion, in Esp&#237;rito Santo, and in Brazil, from 1999 to 2008. </sec><sec><title>ME...

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Main Authors: Ana Paula Martins Vilela, Franciéle Marabotti Costa Leite, Edilson Romais Schmildt, Simone Mendes Carvalho, Susana Bubach, Kamila Medani Tristão, Emanuelle Pires de Amorim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2013-01-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Public health
Epidemiology
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013000100092
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Summary:<sec><title>INTRODUCTION: </title>In Brazil, AIDS has been described as a multi-faceted pandemic. This study aimed to describe the trends of AIDS in S&#227;o Mateus microregion, in Esp&#237;rito Santo, and in Brazil, from 1999 to 2008. </sec><sec><title>METHODS: </title>Data were collected from the Notification Offences System, and a trend analysis was made. </sec><sec><title>RESULTS:</title> Microregion-based results are close to the state and national levels but with particular features that indicate the presence of regional sub-epidemics. </sec><sec><title>CONCLUSIONS: </title>Despite progress in nearly thirty years of the epidemic, AIDS remains an incurable disease, and prevention is still the best defense against it together with the implementation of specific public policies.</sec>
ISSN:0037-8682
1678-9849

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