Análisis de la hospitalización y la mortalidad por VIH en Brasil, 2016-2020

Abstract

Despite the programmatic advances achieved in the care of people living with hiv in Brazil, the morbidity and mortality rates attributed to the infection are still high and heterogeneous in the national territory. Thus, it is understood that the epidemiological aspects of hiv should be analyzed in accordance with the characteristics and geographical boundaries. This study aimed to analyze the coefficients of hospitalization and mortality from hiv, according to regions of Brazil, from 2016 to 2020. This was an ecological study of Brazilian regions, with data extracted from public information platforms, referring to the period 2016 to 2020. The analysis was performed using descriptive statistics and, based on the calculated regional hospital admission and mortality coefficients, geographic illustrations were derived using the qgis software, from the map of Brazil, divided by regions. The results showed that hospitalizations for hiv decreased in all regions over the period; however, the Southeast remained below the national average. Regarding deaths, the drop was observed in all regions, with less variation in the Northeast and North. Furthermore, the South and North regions continued to have the highest mortality rates in the country throughout the analyzed period, while the others were below the national average. There is a need for further investigations regarding the regional specificities of conformation and organization of the care network with regard to the provision of health actions and services, as well as the socioeconomic and behavioral conditions that influence the course of hiv infection.