Estimating HIV-1 incidence using the serologic testing algorithm for recent HIV infections at HIV counseling and testing centers in the city of São Paulo, Brazil
Braz. j. infect. dis
; Braz. j. infect. dis;13(1): 9-12, Feb. 2009. graf, tab
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ABSTRACT
The network of HIV counseling and testing centers in São Paulo, Brazil is a major source of data used to build epidemiological profiles of the client population. We examined HIV-1 incidence from November 2000 to April 2001, comparing epidemiological and socio-behavioral data of recently-infected individuals with those with long-standing infection. A less sensitive ELISA was employed to identify recent infection. The overall incidence of HIV-1 infection was 0.53/100/year (95 percent CI 0.31-0.85/100/year) 0.77/100/year for males (95 percent CI 0.42-1.27/100/year) and 0.22/100/ year (95 percent CI 0.05-0.59/100/year) for females. Overall HIV-1 prevalence was 3.2 percent (95 percent CI 2.8-3.7 percent), being 4.0 percent among males (95 percent CI 3.3-4.7 percent) and 2.1 percent among females (95 percent CI 1.6-2.8 percent). Recent infections accounted for 15 percent of the total (95 percent CI 10.2-20.8 percent). Recent infection correlated with being younger and male (p = 0.019). Therefore, recent infection was more common among younger males and older females.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Infecções por HIV
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HIV-1
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil