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Gaceta médica de México
On-line version ISSN 2696-1288Print version ISSN 0016-3813
Abstract
MURILLO-ZAMORA, Efrén et al. Gender and age-related variations in human immunodeficiency virus infection trends at the Mexican Institute of Social Security: 2003-2017. Gac. Méd. Méx [online]. 2022, vol.158, n.5, pp.312-319. Epub Nov 18, 2022. ISSN 2696-1288. https://doi.org/10.24875/gmm.22000083.
Introduction:
Diagnosing and treating human immunodeficiency virus carriers has led to the identification of a higher prevalence of said infection and, therefore, of a higher risk of transmission of the virus.
Objective:
To find out the trend of new cases of human immunodeficiency virus infection carriers at the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) in Mexico within the 2003-2017 period.
Methods:
Patients affiliated to the IMSS were analyzed. Data from 42,181 newly-diagnosed cases were collected, with variations related to gender and age being observed. Age-standardized rates per 100,000 population were obtained.
Results:
The highest mean annual percentage change in males was documented in adolescents (13.0, 95% CI = 9.9, 16.1). Heterogeneous trends were recorded for women, with a significant overall decrease (–2.2, 95% CI = –3.4,–1.0), but growing trends were also observed in some groups.
Conclusions:
Our results suggest that the human immunodeficiency epidemic in patients cared for at the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social is concentrated in males, with a growing trend particularly in adolescents.
Keywords : Males; Mexico; Females; Human immunodeficiency virus.
