Document 2300
 DOCN  M94A2300
 TI    Trends in year of potential life lost in AIDS comparing to principal
       deaths causes in Chile.
 DT    9412
 AU    Bachelet M; Ortiz E; Child R; National Commission of AIDS-Chile.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):335 (abstract no. PC0274). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370275
 AB    INTRODUCTION: Estimates of Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) is an
       indicator commonly used by researchers to measure the magnitude and
       socioeconomic impact due to population loss, specially among young
       people. PROBLEM: 85% of AIDS cases occurred among persons 20-49 years of
       age; this means a population that economically active and in a
       reproductive age. During the last years, HIV infection among women
       increased by sexual transmission, then an increment of vertical
       transmission may be expected. METHODOLOGY: YPLL trends due to AIDS have
       been studied and compared with those due to the leading deaths causes in
       Chile: cardiovascular diseases, malignant neoplasms and accidents.
       Deaths reports and mortality data from 5 years: 1984-1986-1988-1990 and
       1991, were considered. Data was analyzed year by year; groups of ages
       were standardized for all deaths causes and YPLL were estimated (helped
       by a computational program) with the following formula: TABULAR DATA,
       SEE ABSTRACT VOLUME. RESULTS: Through the rates for the three leading
       death causes are higher in comparison to AIDS, they tend to have no
       change through the years or show an increment lower than 10%. YPLL are
       also higher to those due to AIDS. But if we compare the first and the
       last year considered in the study (1984 and 1991) YPLL increment is low
       and minimal for cardiovascular diseases, malignant neoplasms and
       accidents (6.9%, 29% and 6.2%), YPLL due to AIDS shows an important
       increment through the years, that is 88 in 1984 and 3,186 in 1991.
       CONCLUSIONS: AIDS Social economical impact may be in the mediate futur
       higher than those as a result of other death causes. YPLL trends trace
       the necessity of further sistematic studies through the time and could
       became a more helpful indicator in public health.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*MORTALITY/TRANSMISSION  Adult
       *Cause of Death  Chile/EPIDEMIOLOGY  *Developing Countries  Female
       Human  HIV Seroprevalence/*TRENDS  Male  Middle Age  Survival Analysis
       JOURNAL ARTICLE

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