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[Temporal trends in AIDS incidence and mortality in Tuscany (1987-2000)]
Lucia Giovannetti1, Emanuele Crocetti, Elisabetta Chellini
1UO Epidemiologia ambientale-occupazionale, Centro per lo studio e la prevenzione oncologica, Firenze, Italy. l.giovannetti@cspo.it
Objective:
To describe temporal trends in AIDS incidence and mortality in an Italian region.
Design:
Descriptive study based on incidence and mortality registries.
Setting:
Tuscany.
Main Outcome Measures:
AIDS incidence and mortality annual truncated rates, age-standardized; joinpoint analysis highlighted significant changes in the temporal trends.
Results:
AIDS incidence rose until 1995 and then decreased by 30% every year; AIDS mortality rose in men until 1995 and in women until 1996, then decreased by 35.9% and 49.7% every year respectively. Differences in AIDS mortality have been found between the residents of the coastline municipalities and those of other municipalities.
Conclusion:
Differences in the temporal trends may mirror differences in risk group composition and in health-care access.
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