HIV infection among children in Malanje province, Angola: a twelve-year follow-up study
Introduction: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) / acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) infection has been a serious health problem in pediatric age groups globally, and especially in African countries such as Angola. Our aim was to determine the prevalence rate, accumulate incidence rate, and...
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Introduction: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) / acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) infection has been a serious health problem in pediatric age groups globally, and especially in African countries such as Angola. Our aim was to determine the prevalence rate, accumulate incidence rate, and mortality rate of HIV/AIDS infection in children under 14 years of age residing in four municipalities of Malanje (Malanje, Cacuso, Calandula, and Caculama), from 2010 to 2021.
Methodology: This was a documentary research study, with data from 2010 to 2021, developed from a sample size of 10,984 children.
Results: The prevalence rate data showed a certain level of dispersion, and no relationship was identified in its behavior over the years (R2 = 0.0036). On the other hand, the accumulate incidence rate presented a tendency to decrease, indicating a moderate level of correlation in its behavior over the years (R2 = 0.4278). Finally, the mortality rate has been decreasing and presented a high correlation in its association with the years under analysis (R2 = 0.8142). Primary schooling and low purchasing power were frequent (60% and 82%, respectively) among the families of HIV-infected children under study.
Conclusions: Despite the temporal variation of HIV in children under 14 years of age living in the different municipalities, there was a tendency of its diminishing in the later part of the period, from 2010 to 2021. Nevertheless, the key players should focus on strengthening community strategies for prevention, investigation, and diagnosis of HIV infections in this population.
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| spelling | doaj-art-cc5bcf0c78af445b9eb90766533bbdc72025-08-20T02:16:14ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802024-05-01180510.3855/jidc.18015HIV infection among children in Malanje province, Angola: a twelve-year follow-up studyJoaquim Sito0Manuel L Nunes1Ana Mafalda L Fonseca2Instituto Politécnico de Malanje, Universidade Rainha Njinga a Mbande, Malanje, AngolaFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, PortugalCICS-UBI-Health Sciences Research Center, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal Introduction: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) / acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) infection has been a serious health problem in pediatric age groups globally, and especially in African countries such as Angola. Our aim was to determine the prevalence rate, accumulate incidence rate, and mortality rate of HIV/AIDS infection in children under 14 years of age residing in four municipalities of Malanje (Malanje, Cacuso, Calandula, and Caculama), from 2010 to 2021. Methodology: This was a documentary research study, with data from 2010 to 2021, developed from a sample size of 10,984 children. Results: The prevalence rate data showed a certain level of dispersion, and no relationship was identified in its behavior over the years (R2 = 0.0036). On the other hand, the accumulate incidence rate presented a tendency to decrease, indicating a moderate level of correlation in its behavior over the years (R2 = 0.4278). Finally, the mortality rate has been decreasing and presented a high correlation in its association with the years under analysis (R2 = 0.8142). Primary schooling and low purchasing power were frequent (60% and 82%, respectively) among the families of HIV-infected children under study. Conclusions: Despite the temporal variation of HIV in children under 14 years of age living in the different municipalities, there was a tendency of its diminishing in the later part of the period, from 2010 to 2021. Nevertheless, the key players should focus on strengthening community strategies for prevention, investigation, and diagnosis of HIV infections in this population. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/18015HIVAIDSprevalencecumulative incidencemortalityAngola |
| spellingShingle | Joaquim Sito Manuel L Nunes Ana Mafalda L Fonseca HIV infection among children in Malanje province, Angola: a twelve-year follow-up study Journal of Infection in Developing Countries HIV AIDS prevalence cumulative incidence mortality Angola |
| title | HIV infection among children in Malanje province, Angola: a twelve-year follow-up study |
| title_full | HIV infection among children in Malanje province, Angola: a twelve-year follow-up study |
| title_fullStr | HIV infection among children in Malanje province, Angola: a twelve-year follow-up study |
| title_full_unstemmed | HIV infection among children in Malanje province, Angola: a twelve-year follow-up study |
| title_short | HIV infection among children in Malanje province, Angola: a twelve-year follow-up study |
| title_sort | hiv infection among children in malanje province angola a twelve year follow up study |
| topic | HIV AIDS prevalence cumulative incidence mortality Angola |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/18015 |
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