EXPERIENCE REPORT ON EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL-LABORATORY VARIABLES OF HIV/AIDS IN PATIENTS CARE AT A CLINIC-SCHOOL IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE STATE OF CEARÁ

Abstract

Approximately 37.7 million people were living with HIV in 2020. In Latin America and the Caribbean, there are more than 2 million people living with HIV/AIDS, with Brazil being the country with the largest number of people affected. In Ceará, 16,998 AIDS cases were reported. This study aimed to evaluate the epidemiological, clinical and laboratory variables of HIV infection and AIDS in patients treated at a teaching clinic in Fortaleza-CE, covering patients from all over the state. After acceptance by the Research Ethics Committee, the medical records of the Centro Universitário Christus Health School Clinic were evaluated, having as inclusion criteria HIV positive patients who developed AIDS or not, aged between 18 and 69 years; of both sexes and being female, not pregnant. This is an epidemiological, retrospective, non-randomized study. The school clinic analyzed has 32,614 medical records. The parameters gender and age were analyzed in 353 medical records, of which 20 had all their data analyzed. Point data were also collected. More than 80% correspond to the male gender and the most prevalent age group is from 26 to 40 years old. There are reports of patients from the metropolis and from the interior of the state of Ceará. Data showed that attendance is directly proportional to good adherence and that when the viral load increases, the level of LTCD4+ decreases. There are reports of Alternative Medicine, Multidisciplinary Action and Religious Practices. There were no considerable laboratory alterations, and the Biochemistry sector has the largest amount of data. All sectors were analyzed. More studies, with larger sampling, are needed to reinforce the data found.