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HIV incidence estimates by sex and age group in the population aged 15 years or...
Szwarcwald,Célia Landmann; Souza Júnior,Paulo Roberto Borges de; Pascom,Ana Roberta Pati; Coelho,Ronaldo de Almeida; Ribeiro,Rachel AbrahãoAbstract INTRODUCTION HIV incidence estimates are essential to monitor the progress of prevention and control interventions. METHODS Data collected by Brazilian surveillance systems were used to derive HIV incidence estimates by age group (15-24; 25+) and sex from 1986 to 2018. This study used a back-calculation method based on the first CD4 count among treatment-naïve cases. Incidence estimates for the populat...
Exploratory spatial analysis of HBV cases in Brazil between 2005 and 2017
Vivaldini,Simone Monzani; Pinto,Flavia Kelli Alvarenga; Kohiyama,Igor Massaki; Almeida,Elton Carlos de; Mendes-Correa,Maria CássiaABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the pattern of spatial distribution of hepatitis B virus (HBV) cases and the mortality attributed to this disease throughout the Brazilian territory, in 2005, 2016 and 2017. Methods: This is an ecological study of spatial analysis, using data from the Information System for Notifiable Diseases and the Brazilian Mortality Information System. HBV detection and mortality rates were a...