HIV/AIDS Mortality Trends in Lang Son, Vietnam: Insights from a Population-Based Mortality Registration from 2005 to 2018

The HIV epidemic remains a major public health issue globally and in Vietnam. This study assesses changes in HIV/AIDS-related mortality rates over time in Lang Son Province, Vietnam, from 2005–2018. We performed a descriptive epidemiological study using a population-based mortality registration syst...

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Main Authors: Ngoan Tran Le, Linh Thuy Le, Ngan Dieu Thi Ta, Hung Manh Nguyen, Toan Ha
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-02-01
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description The HIV epidemic remains a major public health issue globally and in Vietnam. This study assesses changes in HIV/AIDS-related mortality rates over time in Lang Son Province, Vietnam, from 2005–2018. We performed a descriptive epidemiological study using a population-based mortality registration system to examine HIV/AIDS-related mortality. HIV/AIDS-related mortality was converted to a crude and adjusted rate per 100,000 person-years using the World Health Organization’s standard population for 2000–2025. The mortality rate ratio and 95% confidence interval were estimated to examine the province’s time trend from 2005 to 2018. The adjusted mortality rate for HIV/AIDS in Lang Son Province was 12.3 and 2.4 per 100,000 for men and women, respectively, with a male-to-female ratio of 5.1. The province experienced a 94% reduction in HIV/AIDS-related deaths between 2005 and 2018. The mortality rate ratio for 2018 compared to 2005 was lower for men (0.056, 95% CI: 0.029, 0.110) than for women (0.080, 95% CI: 0.019, 0.338). The findings show a gradual decline in HIV/AIDS-related mortality rates in Lang Son Province, Vietnam. However, significant gender disparities in mortality remain a major concern, and HIV remains a significant burden. This highlights the urgency for major efforts to prevent HIV transmission and address these disparities to effectively end the HIV epidemic in Lang Son and throughout Vietnam.
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spelling doaj-art-65802beeef2d4482bf243bde093a57ca2025-08-20T03:11:22ZengMDPI AGTropical Medicine and Infectious Disease2414-63662025-02-011025210.3390/tropicalmed10020052HIV/AIDS Mortality Trends in Lang Son, Vietnam: Insights from a Population-Based Mortality Registration from 2005 to 2018Ngoan Tran Le0Linh Thuy Le1Ngan Dieu Thi Ta2Hung Manh Nguyen3Toan Ha4Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang City 550000, VietnamLaboratory of Embryology and Genetics of Human Malformation, Imagine Institute, INSERM, UMR, 1163 Paris, FranceDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi City 100000, VietnamFaculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, VietnamDepartment of Infectious Disease and Microbiology, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USAThe HIV epidemic remains a major public health issue globally and in Vietnam. This study assesses changes in HIV/AIDS-related mortality rates over time in Lang Son Province, Vietnam, from 2005–2018. We performed a descriptive epidemiological study using a population-based mortality registration system to examine HIV/AIDS-related mortality. HIV/AIDS-related mortality was converted to a crude and adjusted rate per 100,000 person-years using the World Health Organization’s standard population for 2000–2025. The mortality rate ratio and 95% confidence interval were estimated to examine the province’s time trend from 2005 to 2018. The adjusted mortality rate for HIV/AIDS in Lang Son Province was 12.3 and 2.4 per 100,000 for men and women, respectively, with a male-to-female ratio of 5.1. The province experienced a 94% reduction in HIV/AIDS-related deaths between 2005 and 2018. The mortality rate ratio for 2018 compared to 2005 was lower for men (0.056, 95% CI: 0.029, 0.110) than for women (0.080, 95% CI: 0.019, 0.338). The findings show a gradual decline in HIV/AIDS-related mortality rates in Lang Son Province, Vietnam. However, significant gender disparities in mortality remain a major concern, and HIV remains a significant burden. This highlights the urgency for major efforts to prevent HIV transmission and address these disparities to effectively end the HIV epidemic in Lang Son and throughout Vietnam.https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/10/2/52HIV/AIDSmortalitygenderLang Son ProvinceVietnam
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HIV/AIDS Mortality Trends in Lang Son, Vietnam: Insights from a Population-Based Mortality Registration from 2005 to 2018
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
HIV/AIDS
mortality
gender
Lang Son Province
Vietnam
title HIV/AIDS Mortality Trends in Lang Son, Vietnam: Insights from a Population-Based Mortality Registration from 2005 to 2018
title_full HIV/AIDS Mortality Trends in Lang Son, Vietnam: Insights from a Population-Based Mortality Registration from 2005 to 2018
title_fullStr HIV/AIDS Mortality Trends in Lang Son, Vietnam: Insights from a Population-Based Mortality Registration from 2005 to 2018
title_full_unstemmed HIV/AIDS Mortality Trends in Lang Son, Vietnam: Insights from a Population-Based Mortality Registration from 2005 to 2018
title_short HIV/AIDS Mortality Trends in Lang Son, Vietnam: Insights from a Population-Based Mortality Registration from 2005 to 2018
title_sort hiv aids mortality trends in lang son vietnam insights from a population based mortality registration from 2005 to 2018
topic HIV/AIDS
mortality
gender
Lang Son Province
Vietnam
url https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/10/2/52
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