Characterization of Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the Area I in Cienfuegos from 1988 to 2011
<p><strong>Background:</strong> over 60 million people worldwide have been affected by the human immunodeficiency virus. Globally, it is the fourth leading cause of death; therefore it is considered a global emergency. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to characte...
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| author | Graciela Caridad Cabrera Acea Belkis Vicente Sánchez Lietter Aguilar Jure Yadenis Cardoso Pérez María del Rosario Sánchez Soto Cinthya Gómez Cabrera |
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| description | <p><strong>Background:</strong> over 60 million people worldwide have been affected by the human immunodeficiency virus. Globally, it is the fourth leading cause of death; therefore it is considered a global emergency. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to characterize patients with the human immunodeficiency virus.<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a retrospective, descriptive study was conducted involving 21 patients diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS in the Area I in Cienfuegos from 1988 to 2011. The variables analyzed included: age, sex, year of diagnosis, People’s Council they belong to, sexual orientation, educational level, occupation, presence of opportunistic diseases and antiretroviral treatment. <br /><strong>Results:</strong> groups aged 25 to 34 and 35 to 44 years (33, 33 %) predominated; 90, 48 % of the patients were males with a ratio of 9,5:1; 38,10 % was diagnosed from 2009 to 2011, 71, 4 % of the cases belonged to the Historic Center; 57, 14 % were men who had sex with men; those who completed high school and university studies accounted for 66,66 % of the cases. Workers prevailed (57, 14 %); only 14, 29 % suffered from opportunistic diseases and 52, 4 % was undergoing antiretroviral treatment.<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> infection increased in the last five years, particularly in most sexually active age groups; it was more common in men who have sex with men. More than half of the patients receive antiretroviral treatment.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj-art-78eccee9f5544d7a8f24563c4187e7e62025-01-30T21:28:47ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2013-12-011166566621063Characterization of Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the Area I in Cienfuegos from 1988 to 2011Graciela Caridad Cabrera Acea0Belkis Vicente Sánchez1Lietter Aguilar Jure2Yadenis Cardoso Pérez3María del Rosario Sánchez Soto4Cinthya Gómez Cabrera5Policlínico Docente Área VII. Cienfuegos.Policlínico Área V. Cienfuegos.Hospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima. Cienfuegos.Hospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima. Cienfuegos.Policlínico Docente Área VII. Cienfuegos.Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos.<p><strong>Background:</strong> over 60 million people worldwide have been affected by the human immunodeficiency virus. Globally, it is the fourth leading cause of death; therefore it is considered a global emergency. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to characterize patients with the human immunodeficiency virus.<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a retrospective, descriptive study was conducted involving 21 patients diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS in the Area I in Cienfuegos from 1988 to 2011. The variables analyzed included: age, sex, year of diagnosis, People’s Council they belong to, sexual orientation, educational level, occupation, presence of opportunistic diseases and antiretroviral treatment. <br /><strong>Results:</strong> groups aged 25 to 34 and 35 to 44 years (33, 33 %) predominated; 90, 48 % of the patients were males with a ratio of 9,5:1; 38,10 % was diagnosed from 2009 to 2011, 71, 4 % of the cases belonged to the Historic Center; 57, 14 % were men who had sex with men; those who completed high school and university studies accounted for 66,66 % of the cases. Workers prevailed (57, 14 %); only 14, 29 % suffered from opportunistic diseases and 52, 4 % was undergoing antiretroviral treatment.<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> infection increased in the last five years, particularly in most sexually active age groups; it was more common in men who have sex with men. More than half of the patients receive antiretroviral treatment.</p>http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/2634infecciones por vihcaracterísticas de la poblacióncuba |
| spellingShingle | Graciela Caridad Cabrera Acea Belkis Vicente Sánchez Lietter Aguilar Jure Yadenis Cardoso Pérez María del Rosario Sánchez Soto Cinthya Gómez Cabrera Characterization of Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the Area I in Cienfuegos from 1988 to 2011 Medisur infecciones por vih características de la población cuba |
| title | Characterization of Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the Area I in Cienfuegos from 1988 to 2011 |
| title_full | Characterization of Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the Area I in Cienfuegos from 1988 to 2011 |
| title_fullStr | Characterization of Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the Area I in Cienfuegos from 1988 to 2011 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characterization of Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the Area I in Cienfuegos from 1988 to 2011 |
| title_short | Characterization of Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the Area I in Cienfuegos from 1988 to 2011 |
| title_sort | characterization of patients with human immunodeficiency virus in the area i in cienfuegos from 1988 to 2011 |
| topic | infecciones por vih características de la población cuba |
| url | http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/2634 |
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