EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF HIV/AIDS CASES IN THE STATE OF CEARÁ BETWEEN 2013 AND 2022

Abstract

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) are still public health problems, affecting mainly the population with greater social vulnerability, becoming a challenge to be overcome worldwide. In the state of Ceará, the trend in recent years is the increase in cases of HIV/AIDS. The present study aimed to analyze the epidemiological profile of HIV/AIDS cases in the state of Ceará in the last 10 years. This is a cross-sectional observational descriptive epidemiological study. Data were obtained through the Transparency Platform of Public Health Management of the State of Ceará (IntregraSUS), analyzing the socio-epidemiological variables: gender, age group, exposure category, education and race/ethnicity, between the years 2013 and 2022. In the period analyzed, 14675 cases of HIV/AIDS were reported in the state of Ceará, with a predominance in males (76%), brown people (77.23%) and with complete high school education (23.18%). The sexual route continues to be the main means for HIV transmission, 87% of the cases reported in the period analyzed had the sexual route as a route of transmission. The epidemiological profile of HIV/ AIDS cases in Ceará was characterized by prevalence in certain groups, which reveals the need for public health policies to prevent the disease among the most vulnerable groups.