Spatial distribution and incidence of HIV/AIDS cases in Santa Cruz do Sul, state of Rio Grande do Sul, 2001 to 2020

• Main Author: Rosa, Priscila Braga
• Publication Date: 2022
• Other Authors: Schroeder, Daniel Felipe, Darsie, Camilo, Chielle, Micila, Pontel, Marlua Luiza Kuhl, Correa, Gabriela de Borba, Vilichane, Ivinildo José, Heringer, Tiago Antônio, Renner, Jane Dagmar Pollo, Possuelo, Lia Gonçalves
• Format: preprint
• Language: por
• Source: SciELO Preprints
• Download full: https://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scielo/preprint/view/5015
• topic: Distribuição Espacial da População; Acesso ao Tratamento; HIV; Incidência; Epidemiologia Descritiva; Population Spatial Distribution; Access to Treatment; HIV; Incidence; Epidemiology, Descriptive; Distribución Espacial de la Población; Acceso al Tratamiento; VIH; Incidencia; Epidemiología Descriptiva

Objective: to describe the spatial distribution, treatment status and characteristics of cases of people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus HIV in Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, 2001 to 2020. Methods: descriptive study with data from individuals undergoing treatment for HIV/AIDS, in Santa Cruz do Sul, diagnosed from January 2001 to October 2020. Results: 708 (94.4%) cases were analyzed, of these (58.2%) were male, with a mean age of 39 years, the maximum incidence rate was in 2019 (59.4/100,000 in habitants), there was a high frequency of cases in the south and central region of the city, 92.9% of these individuals were still in active treatment and the dropout rate was 7.1% in the period. Conclusion: a higher incidence of HIV was observed in adult male, from the central and southern regions of the city, with a treatment rate close to the goals of the World Health Organization and a low dropout rate.