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AIDS is among the leading causes of disabling diseases in Latin America

09/25/2013

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Heloisa Cristaldo
Brazil Agency reporter

Brasilia - The behavior of the contamination of AIDS is changing the world , requiring more attention and investments in countries that a few years ago recorded low rates only to present epidemic levels . The information is part of the study the weight of HIV : Insights from the Global Study on Weight Disease in 2010 , the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation ( IHME , English acronym ) , the University of Washington .

Despite the overall decline in general mortality rates from the disease between 2006 and 2010 , deaths due to AIDS increased in 98 countries . The study shows that contamination by viruses grown mainly in nations that had not been affected by the epidemic in previous decades . HIV is the main cause of the emergence of disease in 21 countries , concentrated in four regions : Eastern and Southern Africa , Central Africa , the Caribbean and Southeast Asia.

According to the survey, in four of the 17 Latin American countries (Colombia , Honduras , Panama and Venezuela) , AIDS appears as one of the ten leading causes of disabling diseases and in seven other countries , is the ranking of the 25 leading causes of diseases, such as Bolivia, Brazil , Ecuador, Guatemala , Paraguay and Peru.

The study emphasizes that despite progress in policies to combat mortality , the disease remains a major cause of loss of health , especially for people aged between 25 and 45 years.

The research considers how health loss the relationship between the years of life lost due to premature death and years lived with disability by people with the AIDS virus , allowing comparisons between different populations and health conditions .

In 2010 , 20 % of health loss due to HIV were registered in countries where the virus was not among the ten leading causes of disease . In 2005 , this percentage was 15.5 % . According to the document , Venezuela is among the Latin American countries most affected by HIV . The disease was responsible for 3.6 % of the emergence of cases of other diseases in the country in 2010 .

" There was a reduction in the world of AIDS mortality , which is still , however , the main responsible for disabling diseases in 21 countries - most of these Africans - but also in places like Thailand and several Caribbean countries . I think it was amazing to have so many countries affected by AIDS in Latin America , "said the researcher and the IHME study leader Ortblad Katrina , the Agency Brazil .

" The main message of the study is that HIV has not gone away . Despite advances with government efforts and behavior change of the population , AIDS is the fifth leading cause of disease worldwide , considering both deaths as the years of premature disability , "he added .

Although still registering high rates of contamination , Brazil and Mexico are in a trend of sharp decline, with reduced mortality in 45.3 % and 69.2 % , respectively , the peak year by 2010 . According to the American Institute , Brazil reached the pinnacle of contamination in 1996 and Mexico in 1998 .

"Brazil has made great strides in fighting HIV , comparing with other Latin American countries the reduction of mortality levels is impressive. We also compare the progress of Brazil and other BRIC countries such as China, Russia and India , "said the researcher .

In 15 of the 17 Latin American countries , the trend is down AIDS mortality . Chile and Guatemala are the exceptions . In these countries, deaths from the disease are still growing .

In Argentina , although the mortality rate has peaked 12 years ago , the disease was the sixth leading cause of health problems in men and women aged 35-39 years old in 2010 , an increase of 490 % since 1990 .

While the study detected a high contamination of the disease in Latin America , it does not explain the reasons for the increase .

The study describes advances in the global AIDS . Upon reaching the apex of global contamination in 2006 , the disease is decreasing at an average annual rate of 4.17 % . According to research, the good result in combat can be attributed to global funding and political consciousness .

However , the disease remains a health threat in Africa , the Caribbean and Thailand . The institute estimates that in 2012 the deaths from the virus in 186 countries .

The research is part of a collaborative project of about 500 researchers from 50 countries led by IHME , University of Washington .
According to the institute , it is a systematic scientific effort to quantify the levels and trends of health loss from diseases , injuries and risk factors .

Edition : Carolina Pimentel



Source : Agencia Brazil

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