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Title
A low-cost, sustainable, second generation system for surveillance of people living with HIV in Spain: 10-year trends in behavioural and clinical indicators, 2002 to 2011.
Author(s)
Pons, M | Ten, A | Marcos, H | Gutierrez, G | Moreno, S | Gonzalez-Garcia, J | Barrios, Am | Arponen, S | Garcia, Mt | Royo, Mc | Toledo, J | Gonzalez, G | Aranguren, R | Izquierdo, A | Viloria, Lj | Elizalde, L | Martinez, E | Castrillejo, D | Lopez, I | Redondo, C | Cano, A | Hospital Survey Study Group | Diez Ruiz-Navarro, Mercedes ISCIII | Diaz Franco, Asuncion ISCIII | Garriga, Cesar ISCIII
Date issued
2014-05-22
Citation
Euro Surveill . 2014 May 22;19(20):20805.
Language
Inglés
Document type
journal article
Abstract
A second-generation surveillance system of people infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been implemented in Spain. Behavioural and clinical data were collected between 2002 and 2011 through an annual one-day, cross-sectional survey in public hospitals, including all in- and outpatients receiving HIVrelated care on the survey day. Mean age increased over time (from 38.7 years in 2002 to 43.8 years in 2011) and 68.4% of the 7,205 subjects were male. The proportion of migrants increased from 6.1% to 15.9%, while people who inject or used to inject drugs (PWID and Ex-PWID) decreased and men who have sex with men (MSM) and heterosexuals increased. Unprotected intercourse at last sex increased among MSM and PWID/Ex-PWID. Patients receiving antiretroviral treatment increased significantly from 76.0% to 88.2% as did those with CD4 T-cell counts ≥350 (from 48.2% to 66.9%) and viral copies <200 (from 47.0% to 85.2%). HIV-infected people with hepatitis C virus RNA decreased from 36.0% in 2004 to 29.9% in 2011, while those with HBsAg remained stable at around 4.4%. Implementation of a low-cost, sustainable system for second-generation surveillance in people living with HIV is feasible. In Spain, the information obtained has helped to define and refine public health policy and document treatment effectiveness.
MESH
Health Behavior | Sexual Behavior | Adult | Anti-Retroviral Agents | CD4 Lymphocyte Count | Cross-Sectional Studies | Female | HIV Infections | Health Surveys | Hepatitis C | Heterosexuality | Homosexuality, Male | Hospitals, Public | Humans | Male | Middle Aged | Population Surveillance | Socioeconomic Factors | Spain | Substance Abuse, Intravenous
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