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Volume 5, Issue 3 (Suppl)
J Infect Dis Ther, an open access journal
ISSN:2332-0877
Infectious Diseases 2017
August 21-23, 2017
3
rd
Annual Congress on
Infectious Diseases
August 21-23, 2017 San Francisco, USA
Mortality trends of HIV in Ecuador: 2005 to 2013
Leonardo Cano Cevallos
and
Andrea Vélez
Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador
Background:
National population based studies of HIV mortality exist for developed countries but few have been presented
from developing countries. Our objective was to investigate about the situation regarding HIVmortality and trends in Ecuador
in the context of adoption of public ART policies and gender differences.
Methods:
Cause of death data were obtained from vital statistics registries for the period 2005 to 2013. Standardized mortality
rates were assessed to identify patterns of HIV mortality over time occurring in Ecuador.
Results:
During the study period, the HIV mortality trends maintained an average number of cases except in 2010 with an
increment of the number of deaths to 800. HIV mortality was consistently higher in males compared to females (4508:1282).
Conclusions:
Vital statistics registries provide valuable information on HIV mortality for Ecuador. The absence of significant
increase of the number of deaths during the period let us concern about the objective to control the spread and management of
the disease. Regarding this fact, it is important to encourage more aggressive campaigns for prevention and treatment of HIV
infected patients.
Leonardo_cc92@hotmail.comJ Infect Dis Ther 2017, 5:3 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2332-0877-C1-027