HIV/AIDS infection in people aged 50 and older. Cienfuegos 1986-2021

• Main Authors: Leticia Castro Morejón (Author), Lourdes Elena Duany Badell (Author), Dianelys María López Castro (Author), Joliette Rodríguez Peña (Author), Vivian Isabel Chávez Pérez (Author), Miladys Llanes Cartaya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

<p><strong>Background:</strong> infection by the human immunodeficiency virus is one of the most important sexually transmitted infections for health worldwide and one of the most frightening of this century.<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to characterize the infection by the human immunodeficiency virus in people aged 50 years and older.<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a cross-sectional descriptive observational research was carried out, which included all the people diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus, in Cienfuegos, from 1986 to 2021. The analyzed variables were: age, sex, sexual orientation, research group, diagnoses by year and residence municipality.<br /><strong>Results:</strong> people in the age group of 50 to 59 years contributed the highest incidence with 75.21%; the predominant sexual orientation was homosexual (58,9 %). According to the research groups, in the three age groups the captured group stands out with 41.88%. A sustained increase was observed in the province, mainly in the male sex, rising in recent years.<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the increase in patients aged 50 and older diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus indicates that it is necessary to address the problem with a different clinical-epidemiological approach. These characteristics increase the risk of HIV infection, they must be monitored with the application of the MINSAP 50 and + Work Line. It is necessary to carry out activities aimed at reducing the risk.</p>

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