Clinical and epidemiological profile of the infection by HIV/aids in elderly
The increasing HIV/AIDS number of cases for elderly people appears as a challenge, highlighting the need to observe about the quality of life of this population. Descriptive study to investigate the clinical-epidemiological profile of HIV/AIDS infection diagnosed in elderly aged 50 years old and ove...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2011 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG) |
| Repositorio: | Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.revistas.ufg.br:article/11816 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://revistas.ufg.br/fen/article/view/11816 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Aged Epidemiology. Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida Anciano Epidemiología. Síndrome de Imunodeficiência Adquirida Idoso Epidemiologia. |
| Resumo: | The increasing HIV/AIDS number of cases for elderly people appears as a challenge, highlighting the need to observe about the quality of life of this population. Descriptive study to investigate the clinical-epidemiological profile of HIV/AIDS infection diagnosed in elderly aged 50 years old and over who were in a clinical follow-up at a referral hospital from January 2001 to December 2008. Data collection occurred through analysis of patient records between January 2008 and July 2009. From 208 medical records analyzed, 45,7% were women and 54,3% were man, age average 60,6 years old. The sexual exposure category was predominant and concerning CD4 counting, 68,2% presented level lower than 200 cell/mm3. The mortality rate was high (44,7%). This increasing number of HIV\AIDS in the elderly population is concerning and these results emphasize the need for better care to this group. Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Aged; Epidemiology. |
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