Characteristics of the AIDS epidemic, sites involved and patient-selection process in the HIV-Brazil Cohort Study.

<p>Data Source: Features of AIDS by site: Data of the municipalities where the sites belonging to the study, with information from the National Epidemiological Surveillance System are; Characteristics of the centers: self-administered questionnaire by the manager of the service within the HIV- Brazil Cohort Study.</p><p>Abbreviations: Het., heterosexual; IDU, injection drug use; P./Ph., patient/physician; UREDIPE, <i>Unidade de Referência Especializada em Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias Especiais</i> (Referral Center Specializing in Specific Infectious and Parasitic Diseases); STF, specialized treatment facility; UFPE, <i>Universidade Federal de Pernambuco</i> (Federal University of Pernambuco); HUPES, <i>Hospital Universitário Professor Edgard Santos</i> (Professor Edgard Santos University Hospital); CEDAP, <i>Centro Estadual Especializado em Diagnóstico, Assistência e Pesquisa</i> (State Center Specializing in Diagnosis, Treatment and Research); IPEC, Instituto Evandro Chagas (Evandro Chagas Institute); UFMG, <i>Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais</i> (Federal University of Minas Gerais); CRT-SESSP, <i>Centro de Referência e Treinamento em DST e AIDS, Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de São Paulo</i> (São Paulo State Department of Health STD/AIDS Referral and Training Center).</p>a<p>Per 100 000 population (2006–2010).</p>b<p>2001–2005 vs. 2006–2010.</p>c<p>In relation to the total number of cases reported between 2006 and 2010.</p>d<p>Patients alive at follow-up in the services, including use and non-use of cART.</p>e<p>Proportion of the AIDS cases identified in the municipalities served by the facility.</p>f<p>Patients/Infectious disease specialists or general clinicians ratio.</p>g<p>Patients who meet the inclusion criteria between the total number of patients in the clinic follow-up sites.</p>h<p>Fourteen health care facilities affiliated with the City of São Paulo municipality.</p

Characteristics of the regions and sites in the HIV-Brazil Cohort Study.

<p>Notes: ¥ Means per 100 000 population (2006 to 2010); ^#Per capita gross domestic product (2010); £ number of physicians per 1000 inhabitants (2010). Source: Ministry of Health/DATASUS (Information Technology Department of the Brazilian National Health Care System) <i>and the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics.</i></p

Descriptive analysis of loss of follow-up^a in the HIV-Brazil Cohort Study.

<p>Abbreviation: PY, person-years.</p>a<p>Maximum follow-up time of 8.8 years.</p>b<p>Not included are 798 individuals with unknown transmission categories, 2 with unknown ages and 529 without a CD4–T exam prior to cART initiation.</p

Patients included in the HIV-Brazil Cohort Study by follow-up time.

<p>Patients included in the HIV-Brazil Cohort Study by follow-up time.</p