Epidemia de HIV/AIDS entre a população idosa do Brasil de 2008 a 2018: uma análise epidemiológica

• Autor(a) principal: Arruda de Carvalho, Paula
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Picone Borges de Aragão, Ivana
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: HU Revista (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufjf.br/index.php/hurevista/article/view/37626
• topic: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; HIV; Aged; Epidemiology; Comprehensive Health Care; Síndrome de Imunodeficiência Adquirida; HIV; Idoso; Epidemiologia; Atenção Integral à Saúde

Introduction: The fall in the fertility rate, the modernization of medical practice and, consequently, the increase in the survival are factors that culminated in the process of population aging, experienced today in Brazil. This increase in the population of elderly people associated with changes in the sexual behavior of these individuals, resistance to the use of condoms and the great availability of drugs for erectile dysfunction have contributed to the construction of a new epidemiological profile of Acquired Immunideficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in old age. Objective: In this study, an analysis of the epidemiological data referring to the diagnosed cases of AIDS, in Brazil, was carried out in individuals aged 60 years or over. Material and Methods: Data collection was performed on the DATASUS website, referring to the period from 2008 to 2018. Results: In this period, 21.701 new cases of AIDS were diagnosed in people aged ≥ 60 years, which represents 4,9% of the total cases notified in national territory. According to the proportion of cases according to sex, men are the most affected, the most frequent hierarchical exposure category was heterosexual and the region with the highest number of cases was the Southeast. In addition, according to education, AIDS was more prevalent in those who had less study time. Conclusion: It is concluded that, due to the increased demand of elderly people with this pathology, it is necessary to design and implement prevention and health promotion campaigns specifically aimed at this audience.