HIV/AIDS infection in people aged 50 and older. Cienfuegos 1986-2021

HIV/AIDS infection in people aged 50 and older. Cienfuegos 1986-2021

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Background: Photo Printed Wooden Plaque infection by the human immunodeficiency virus is one of the most important sexually transmitted infections for health worldwide and one of the most frightening of this century.Objective: to characterize the infection by the human immunodeficiency virus in people aged 50 years and older.Methods: a cross-sectional descriptive observational research was carried out, which included all the people diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus, in Cienfuegos, from 1986 to 2021.The analyzed variables were: age, sex, sexual orientation, research group, diagnoses by year and residence municipality.

Results: people in the age group of 50 to 59 years contributed the highest incidence with 75.21%; the predominant sexual orientation was homosexual (58,9 %).According to the research groups, in the three age groups the captured group stands out with 41.88%.

A sustained increase was observed in the province, mainly in the male sex, rising in recent years.Conclusions: the increase in patients aged 50 and older diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus indicates that it is necessary to address the problem with a different clinical-epidemiological approach.These characteristics increase the risk Occasional Table Package of HIV infection, they must be monitored with the application of the MINSAP 50 and + Work Line.It is necessary to carry out activities aimed at reducing the risk.