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Estimates of the Number of People Living with HIV in Italy

Objective. To estimate the HIV prevalence and the number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Italy with a projection for 2020. Methods. Two methods elaborated by Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) were used: Estimate and Projection Package and Spectrum. Results. A total of 123,000...

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Autores principales: Camoni, Laura, Regine, Vincenza, Stanecki, Karen, Salfa, Maria Cristina, Raimondo, Mariangela, Suligoi, Barbara
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4124713/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25136562
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/209619
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author Camoni, Laura
Regine, Vincenza
Stanecki, Karen
Salfa, Maria Cristina
Raimondo, Mariangela
Suligoi, Barbara
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description Objective. To estimate the HIV prevalence and the number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Italy with a projection for 2020. Methods. Two methods elaborated by Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) were used: Estimate and Projection Package and Spectrum. Results. A total of 123,000 (115,000–145,000) individuals aged 15 or more were estimated to be living with HIV in Italy at the end of 2012 and the estimated HIV prevalence was 0.28 (0.24–0.32) per 100 residents aged 15 or more. In 2012, the estimated number of new HIV infections among adults was 3,000 (2,700–4,000), and the number of adults in need for ART was 93,000 (80,000–110,000). The projection estimates that 130,000 (110,000–150,000) adults will live with HIV/AIDS in 2020 in Italy. Conclusion. Estimates of PLHIV in Italy stress the high number of PLHIV in need of care and treatment, as well as the need for more information and prevention campaigns.
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spelling pubmed-41247132014-08-18 Estimates of the Number of People Living with HIV in Italy Camoni, Laura Regine, Vincenza Stanecki, Karen Salfa, Maria Cristina Raimondo, Mariangela Suligoi, Barbara Biomed Res Int Research Article Objective. To estimate the HIV prevalence and the number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Italy with a projection for 2020. Methods. Two methods elaborated by Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) were used: Estimate and Projection Package and Spectrum. Results. A total of 123,000 (115,000–145,000) individuals aged 15 or more were estimated to be living with HIV in Italy at the end of 2012 and the estimated HIV prevalence was 0.28 (0.24–0.32) per 100 residents aged 15 or more. In 2012, the estimated number of new HIV infections among adults was 3,000 (2,700–4,000), and the number of adults in need for ART was 93,000 (80,000–110,000). The projection estimates that 130,000 (110,000–150,000) adults will live with HIV/AIDS in 2020 in Italy. Conclusion. Estimates of PLHIV in Italy stress the high number of PLHIV in need of care and treatment, as well as the need for more information and prevention campaigns. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014 2014-07-17 /pmc/articles/PMC4124713/ /pubmed/25136562 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/209619 Text en Copyright © 2014 Laura Camoni et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Salfa, Maria Cristina
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title_short Estimates of the Number of People Living with HIV in Italy
title_sort estimates of the number of people living with hiv in italy
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4124713/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25136562
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/209619
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