Mortality in HIV-infected women, heterosexual men, and men who have sex with men in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: an observational cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mortality in HIV-infected individuals might differ by sex and mode of HIV acquisition. We aimed to study mortality in HIV-infected women, heterosexual men, and men who have sex with men (MSM) in a cohort from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Methods

In this observational cohort study, we included HIV-infected women, heterosexual men, and MSM (aged ≥18 years) from the Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas database who were enrolled between Jan 1, 2000, and Oct 30, 2011, and who had at least 60 days of follow-up. Causes of deaths, defined with the Coding of Death in HIV protocol, were documented. Cox proportional hazards models accounting for competing risks were used to explore risk factors for AIDS-related and non-AIDS-related deaths.

Findings

We had 10 

SUBMITTER: Coelho L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5084911 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature