Assessing the underreporting of deaths among people living with HIV in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 2014 to 2019

• Main Authors: Adelzon Assis de Paula (Author), Pedro Chequer (Author), Denise Ribeiro Franqueira Pires (Author), Katia Regina Valente de Lemos (Author), Luciana Garritano Barone (Author), Valdiléa Gonçalves Veloso (Author), Antonio Guilherme Pacheco (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract: We assessed the proportions and causes of the underreporting of deaths among people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 2014 to 2019. Demographic variables, mention of tuberculosis (TB), and CD4 cell counts closest to death were used to compare those who had HIV/AIDS me...