Perfil epidemiológico de pacientes HIV positivos atendidos no ambulatório de infectologia de um Centro de Especialidades Médicas em Belém, Pará

Abstract

Introduction: The Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome is a set of signs and symptoms related to the infection of the human organism by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), historically associated with groups such as homosexual men, hemophiliacs and users of injectable drugs, undergoes an important process of epidemiological transition, progressively increasing its incidence in heterosexuals, women and low-income people. In addition, the North region, especially the state of Pará, presents an important increase in the number of HIV / aids cases. over the past 10 years. Objective: To analyze the epidemiological profile of patients with HIV / aids treated at the Infectious Diseases Clinic of the Cesupa Medical Specialties Center (CEMEC) in Belém, Pará, from 2012 to 2020. Materials and methods: This is an epidemiological study , descriptive and cross-sectional, in which data from medical records of people living with HIV and aids treated at the Infectious Diseases Clinic of the Center for Medical Specialties of Cesupa, in Belém, were analyzed. Results: 91 medical records were analyzed. Of these, 57 patients were men (62.6%) and 34 were women (37.4%). The average age was 41.8 ± 12.6 years, with a predominance (80.2%) of mixed race. The majority of female infected were heterosexual (96.7%), while the majority of male infected were homo or bisexual (60.8%). Also, most of the infected female sex lived in a stable relationship (57.6%, married or in a stable relationship), while the majority (75%) of the infected male sex lived alone (single, divorced or widowed). The main route of infection was sexual (97.1%), 70.6% were still being treated at the center studied and the majority (72%) had an undetectable viral load and CD4 +> 350 (72.2%). 41.8% did not have co-infections and 54.9% did not have comorbidities. Conclusion: It appears that the profile of the sample studied was composed mainly of young adults, without a steady partner, browns, with a predominance of men, of heterosexual orientation, where the sexual route was the most frequent source of infection. Of the total, the majority had an undetectable viral load, CD4 + count> 350, using Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) and with the majority not reporting co-infections or associated comorbidities.