Table 1 Characteristics of cumulative known HIV cases (alive and death) by sex, Brazil, 2007–2015
From: Decline in reported AIDS cases in Brazil after implementation of the test and treat initiative
Female (n = 120,974) | Male (n = 208,002) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
Age, years (n = 328,372) | ||||
15–24 | 12,944 | 10.7 | 21,184 | 10.2 |
25–34 | 37,592 | 31.2 | 68,413 | 32.9 |
35–44 | 35,954 | 29.8 | 62,956 | 30.3 |
45–54 | 22,482 | 18.6 | 37,572 | 18.1 |
≥ 55 | 11,671 | 9.7 | 17,604 | 8.5 |
Mode of HIV exposure | ||||
Heterosexual (n = 328,976) | 73,417 | 60.7 | 70,291 | 33.8 |
Homosexual/bisexual men (n = 208,002) | NA | NA | 52,605 | 25.3 |
IDU (n = 198,452) | 1801 | 2.5 | 7484 | 6.0 |
Vertical transmission (n = 225,593) | 616 | 0.8 | 748 | 0.5 |
Others (n = 328,976) | 678 | 0.6 | 863 | 0.4 |
Level of education (n = 149,572) | ||||
Incomplete primary school | 2120 | 3.8 | 2730 | 2.9 |
Incomplete secondary school | 13,011 | 23.6 | 18,143 | 19.2 |
Incomplete post-secondary school | 23,937 | 43.4 | 35,731 | 37.9 |
≥ Complete post-secondary school | 16,115 | 29.2 | 37,785 | 40.0 |
Race/colour (n = 199,044) | ||||
White | 31,983 | 45.9 | 63,455 | 49.1 |
Black | 8867 | 12.7 | 13,037 | 10.1 |
Asian | 335 | 0.5 | 678 | 0.5 |
Brown (Pardo) | 28,294 | 40.6 | 51,759 | 40.0 |
Indigenous | 253 | 0.4 | 383 | 0.3 |
Death, any cause (n = 234,809) | 12,973 | 15.7 | 28,208 | 18.5 |