HIV/AIDS Mortality Trends in Latin America (1996-2007)
Author Information
Author(s): Monica Alonso Gonzalez, Luise Martin, Sergio Munoz, Jerry O Jacobson
Primary Institution: Pan American Health Organization
Hypothesis
What are the patterns and trends of HIV/AIDS mortality in Latin America in relation to public ART policies and gender differences?
Conclusion
The introduction of national policies for free ART provision has coincided with declines in population-level HIV mortality in some countries, while in others, HIV mortality has increased.
Supporting Evidence
- Standardized HIV mortality rates were highest in Panama and El Salvador and lowest in Chile.
- HIV mortality was consistently higher in males compared to females.
- Mean age of death attributable to HIV increased in most countries over the study period.
Takeaway
This study looks at how many people died from HIV in Latin America over 11 years and found that some countries did better after giving out free medicine, but others did not.
Methodology
The study analyzed cause of death data from vital statistics registries from 1996 to 2007, using Poisson regression models to assess mortality trends by country.
Potential Biases
Underreporting of HIV as a cause of death and misclassification of causes may have affected the results.
Limitations
Data quality varied by country, and there were potential biases in cause of death reporting.
Participant Demographics
The study included data from various Latin American countries with differing ART coverage and mortality rates.
Statistical Information
P-Value
p<0.000
Confidence Interval
95% CI 4.7-5.8
Statistical Significance
p<0.001
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