The historic data series on AIDS in the state of Ceara, Brazil/Serie historica da AIDS no Estado do Ceara, Brasil

• Published in: Ciência & saude coletiva 2015-04, p.1177
• Main Authors: Pedrosa, Nathalia Lima, Paiva, Simone de Sousa, de Almeida, Rosa Livia Freitas, de Holanda, Eliane Rolim, Kerr, Ligia Regina Franco Sansigolo, Galvao, Marli Teresinha Gimeniz
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• ISSN: 1413-8123; 1678-4561
• DOI: 10.1590/1413-81232015204.00582014

This study describes the historic records on AIDS in the Brazilian state of Ceara, with analysis by gender, age group and race. It is a descriptive, retrospective, ecological study, analyzing 7,896 notifications of cases of AIDS, of people aged 13 and above, resident in the Ceara, over the period 2001 through 2011. Percentage occurrences and other data were calculated based on the variables gender, age group and race. Average and comparison tests were made, considering p < 0.05 and the trend line. There is a progressive increase in the number of cases. The majority of cases are in men. The ratio between the sexes falls from 2003 through 2007, but the number of women is still lower overall in the period. Higher rates of occurrence were found between the ages of 30 and 39, and of those with black-white mixed-race skin color (80%). Based on the variables studied in the series that was analyzed, the results indicate a need for differentiated strategies in prevention and control of the disease in the state.