Acquired syphilis in the context of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV: a systematic review of the scientific literature.

The aim of this study was systematically review the acquired syphilis before and during follow-up of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV. We analyzed articles that studied PrEP users with the outcome of acquired syphilis. The eligibility criteria were studies retrieved from the United States National Library of Medicine (Pubmed), Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (Lilacs), Embase and Scopus databases, published between 2012 and 2023, in English, Spanish or Portuguese.

Incidence and risk factors associated with acquired syphilis in HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis users.

Background: Acquired syphilis continues to affect millions of people around the world. It is crucial to study it in the context of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) to achieve the goals set out in the 2030 Agenda since the literature suggests increased risk behaviors for sexually transmitted infections. This study aimed to investigate the incidence and factors associated with acquired syphilis among PrEP users.

Distribution of COVID-19 cases and health resources in Brazil's Amazon region: a spatial analysis.

Spatial analysis can help measure the spatial accessibility of health services with a view to improving the allocation of health care resources. The objective of this study was to analyze the spatial distribution of COVID-19 detection rates and health care resources in Brazil's Amazon region. We conducted an ecological study using data on COVID-19 cases and the availability of health care resources in 772 municipalities during two waves of the pandemic.

Spatial Analysis of COVID-19 cases and intensive care beds in the State of Ceará, Brazil.

The geographical distribution of COVID-19 through Geographic Information Systems resources is hardly explored. We aimed to analyze the distribution of COVID-19 cases and the exclusive intensive care beds in the state of Ceará, Brazil. This is an ecological study with the geographic distribution of the case detection coefficient in 184 municipalities.

Spatial analysis of AIDS and the social determinants of health.

Introduction: The social determinants of health (SDH) are factors that can influence the distribution of rates for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in a given region. The objective of this study was to analyze SDHs related to AIDS.

Method: Ecological study, using spatial analyses techniques.

[AIDS in children: the influence of socioeconomic differences in Fortaleza, Ceará State, Brazil].

This study aimed to analyze the relationship between pediatric AIDS cases and neighborhood socioeconomic characteristics in Fortaleza, Ceará State, Brazil. This was an ecological and descriptive study with socioeconomic data from the 2010 Population Census and AIDS data in children for 2001-2011 from the Information System on Notifiable Diseases. Pearson's correlation was performed and the Moran index was used to verify spatial autocorrelation.

Specialized care for people with AIDS in the state of Ceara, Brazil.

Objective: To analyze if the distribution of specialized care services for HIV/AIDS is associated with AIDS rates.

Methods: Ecological study, for which the distribution of 10 specialized care services in the Ceara state, Northeastern Brazil, was obtained, and the mean rates of the disease were estimated per mesoregion. We evaluated 7,896 individuals who had been diagnosed with AIDS, were aged 13 years or older, lived in Ceara, and had been informed of their condition between 2001 and 2011.

Spatial analysis of infection by the human immunodeficiency virus among pregnant women.

Objectives: to analyze the spatial distribution of reported cases of pregnant women infected by the human immunodeficiency virus and to identify the urban areas with greater social vulnerability to the infection among pregnant women.

Method: ecological study, developed by means of spatial analysis techniques of area data. Secondary data were used from the Brazilian National Disease Notification System for the city of Recife, Pernambuco.

The historic data series on AIDS in the state of Ceará, Brazil.

This study describes the historic records on AIDS in the Brazilian state of Ceará, with analysis by gender, age group and race. It is a descriptive, retrospective, ecological study, analyzing 7,896 notifications of cases of AIDS, of people aged 13 and above, resident in the Ceará, over the period 2001 through 2011. Percentage occurrences and other data were calculated based on the variables gender, age group and race.

[Demands of home care of children born exposed to HIV in the perspective of the environmental theory].

The purpose of this study was to identify the demands of home care of children born exposed to HIV in the perspective of the environmental theory. It consists of an exploratory descriptive qualitative study, developed between January and April of 2011. Study participants were ten HIV-infected mothers with infants exposed to the virus, living in Fortaleza, Ceará.