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Abstract
Analysis of the Brazilian National data on aids cases due to blood transfusion and the legal measures taken to contain its advances
Fazito É.1, Mendes Pereira G.F.1
Objectives: To present the main actions carried through to contain the transfusional transmission of the HIV in Brazil, as well as to analyze the transfusion cases of AIDS notified in the National information System of notification diseases (SINAN) from 1980 to June of 2006 in Brazil, correlation this profile to the legal measures.
Methods: In the present article the national secondary data on cases of AIDS occurred by sanguineous transfusion notified from 1980 to June of 2006 were analyzed. The profile of the epidemic was presented by region of residence, gender, age and year of diagnosis. The legislation on the control of blood quality donation was studied and correlated to the incidence rate of sanguineous transfusion AIDS cases.
Results: Most of the cases occurred in males from 30 to 49 years old, in the Southeast region of Brazil. The study showed that since the implementation of the first legal measure (Ciplan 09) a decrease in the number of cases of HIV transmission.
Conclusions: A reduction of blood transfusion cases of AIDS in the country was observed showing the effectiveness of the legal measures. However, it was also verified that some cases notified in the blood transfusion category did not fulfill the criteria proposed by the National Program of DST/AIDS, evidencing the necessity of improvement of the System of Surveillance of this type of category of transmission.
4th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention
Abstract no.
CDC043
Suggested Citation
"FazitoÉ., et al.
Analysis of the Brazilian National data on aids cases due to blood transfusion and the legal measures taken to contain its advances.
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4th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention:
Abstract no.
CDC043"
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