Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in north-eastern Brazil

To analyse the epidemiological characteristics of AIDS cases diagnosed in the north-east of Brazil, since they were first recorded in the National Notifiable Diseases System - SINAN. To compare the number of registered AIDS cases in terms of the following characteristics: year of diagnosis (by decade), Federative Unit (FU) of residence, sex, self-declared gender, category of exposure to the virus, race and schooling; To discuss state and regional trends in AIDS cases; To outline the social and regional epidemiological profiles of AIDS; To assess the changes in the epidemiological pattern of the disease, decade by decade.

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NAIANE MARTINS FREIRE Es Enfermera, graduada por la Universidad Federal de Piauí - UFPI (2018), campus Amílcar Ferreira Sobral - CAFS. FILIPE MELO DA SILVA Graduada en Enfermería por la UFPI, campus Amílcar Ferreira Sobral - CAFS.JAILSON ALBERTO RODRIGUES Enfermera, graduada por las Faculdades Integradas de Patos - Paraíba (FIP).