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Hiv Epidemic Among Brazilian Women Who Have Sex With Women: An Ecological Study, Ana Luisa Lemos Bezerra, William Sorensen, Taymara Barbosa Rodrigues, Sara Melissa Lago Sousa, Marcia Simao Carneiro, Sandra Helena Isse Polaro, Aline Maria Pereira Cruz Ramos, Glenda Roberta Oliveira Naiff Ferreira, Elucir Gir, Renata Karina Reis, Elia Pinheiro Botelho
Hiv Epidemic Among Brazilian Women Who Have Sex With Women: An Ecological Study, Ana Luisa Lemos Bezerra, William Sorensen, Taymara Barbosa Rodrigues, Sara Melissa Lago Sousa, Marcia Simao Carneiro, Sandra Helena Isse Polaro, Aline Maria Pereira Cruz Ramos, Glenda Roberta Oliveira Naiff Ferreira, Elucir Gir, Renata Karina Reis, Elia Pinheiro Botelho
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The influences of public policies fighting HIV among women who have sex with women is scarcely studied. This study aimed to analyse the time series of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic, between 2007 and 2020, among Brazilian women who have sex with women, in order to evaluate the eect of Brazilian policies for fighting HIV in this subpopulation compared to women who have sex with men (WSM). This ecological study employed HIV and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) new cases among women who have sex strictly with women (WSW), women who have sex with men and women (WSMW), and WSM reported …
Spatial Scenery Of Congenital Syphilis In Brazil Between 2007 And 2018: An Ecological Study, Iaron Seabra, Glenda Roberta Oliveira Naiff Ferreira, William Sorensen, Carmem Oliveira, Andressa Tavares Parente, Elucir Gir, Renata Karina Reis, Rosangela Aparecida Pimenta Ferrari, Elia Botelho
Spatial Scenery Of Congenital Syphilis In Brazil Between 2007 And 2018: An Ecological Study, Iaron Seabra, Glenda Roberta Oliveira Naiff Ferreira, William Sorensen, Carmem Oliveira, Andressa Tavares Parente, Elucir Gir, Renata Karina Reis, Rosangela Aparecida Pimenta Ferrari, Elia Botelho
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Objective: To analysis the epidemiological scenery of the congenital syphilis (CS) in Brazil employing spatial analysis techniques. Design: Ecological study. Settings: This study was conducted in Brazil Sample: A total of 151 601 CS cases notified to the Diseases and Notification Information System from 2007 to 2018 from children aged 0–23 months and born from mothers living in Brazil were included in this study. Primary outcome measures: The CS incidence rates were calculated by triad (2007–2010, 2011–2014 and 2015–2018) for all Brazilian municipalities following the Boxcox transformation to remove the discrepant values. The transformed rates were analysed through the spatial …