Analysis of HIV/AIDS Reports in Turkey from Disaster Management Perspective

Abstract

HIV/AIDS is among the ten diseases that cause the most deaths in the world. WHO, 2030 until the year of new HIV infections in the number and the AIDS fell by 90% the number of deaths AIDS aims to be eradicated. Although targets are set for the eradication of HIV/ AIDS, it does not seem possible to realize these targets in the near future. There is a risk of HIV/ AIDS becoming an epidemic in the society and reaching the level of disaster. This disaster situation threatens the young population and brings the risk of causing possible secondary social disasters. This research is a descriptive and retrospective cohort research. The data of the study were obtained from the "statistical annuals" published by the Ministry of Health between 1985 and 2020. The data were analyzed in computer environment. This research analyzes HIV/AIDS notifications in Turkey from a disaster management perspective; It is planned in order to contribute to the minimization of the damage to the society caused by the epidemics that may be seen in Turkey, and to contribute and guide the relevant institutions to take the necessary precautions. The first case in Turkey was reported in 1985. The course of HIV/AIDS disease was tried to be determined by examining the statistical annuals regularly published by the Ministry of Health. The number of cases in Turkey followed a horizontal course between 1985 and 2000. After the 2000s, a rapid increase was observed and in 2014, this increase continued exponentially. The number of HIV/AIDS cases reported to the Ministry of Health from 1985 to 2019 in Turkey is 24,881. This 1,884 cases of AIDS, 22.977's of HIV (+). The period with the highest ten-year average is between 2010-2019. This increase between 2010 and 2019 indicates that the HIV/AIDS trend is upwards. As a result, it is proposed to develop an HIV/AIDS management system to analyze the risk and take the necessary measures by including all stakeholders from a cultural, economic and sociological point of view in the fight against HIV/AIDS.