Publications by authors named "Clarice Pinto"

Men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TW) are disproportionally affected by HIV infection. This cross-sectional study evaluated the HIV-1/2 prevalence, risk factors and HIV molecular features of MSM and TW from Midwest Brazil. Four hundred and thirty participants (278 MSM and 152 TW) from Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, were interviewed and tested for HIV-1/2 infection between November 2011 and September 2013.

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Article Synopsis
  • Disengagement from antiretroviral therapy (ART) care significantly impacts the health of people living with HIV, preventing viral load suppression and leading to illness.
  • A comprehensive search of studies conducted between 2015 and 2022 identified 21 research projects that analyzed various reasons for disengagement, with a focus on different populations, primarily in African contexts.
  • The most common reasons included socio-economic challenges, unexpected life events, side effects of ART, and the perception of limited benefits, with findings highlighting the importance of underlying vulnerabilities and the triggers that lead to disengagement.
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With more than 38 million people living with HIV worldwide, the scale-up of antiretroviral therapy ensures nearly 28 million of them receive regular treatment. However, a substantial number of deaths still occur every year from AIDS-related complications, with approximately 680 000 deaths in 2021. Of the estimated 56·8 million people globally in need of palliative care in 2020, only 7 million can access services.

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Objectives: To estimate vertical HIV transmission rate in a capital city of the Midwest region of Brazil and describe the factors related to transmission.

Methods: A descriptive epidemiological study based on the analysis of secondary data from the Notifiable Diseases Information System (SINAN). The analysis considered all HIV-infected pregnant women with delivery in Campo Grande-MS in the years 2007-2013 and their HIV-exposed infants.

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Objective: To understand the evolution of AIDS over time in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, using incidence, lethality, and mortality coefficients.

Methods: A descriptive epidemiological study based on time series analysis of secondary data from the Notifiable Diseases Information System reported between 1985 and 2012.

Results: The prevalence of AIDS was higher among men, with evidence of feminization during the first 14 years of the epidemic.

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Female sex workers (FSWs) are considered a high-risk group for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection due to their social vulnerability and factors associated with their work. We estimated the prevalence of HIV, and identified viral subtypes and risk factors among FSWs. A cross-sectional study using respondent-driven sampling (RDS) method was conducted among 402 FSWs in Campo Grande city, Brazil, from 2009 to 2011.

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In many parts of the world, numerous outbreaks of pertussis have been described despite high vaccination coverage. In this article we report the epidemiological characteristics of pertussis in Brazil using a Surveillance Worksheet. Secondary data of pertussis case investigations reported from January 1999 to December 2008 recorded in the Information System for Notifiable Diseases (SINAN) and the Central Laboratory for Public Health (LACEN-MS) were utilized.

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The study was aimed at estimating the prevalence of infection with and the genotype of hepatitis C virus (HCV), and to determine the extent of underreporting of HCV cases. A total of 115,386 pregnant women seen by the Program for Protection of Pregnancy [Programa Estadual de Proteção à Gestante] of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Central-Western Brazil, were tested for anti-HCV antibodies between 2005 and 2007. Prevalence of HCV infection was 1.

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