Document 2362
 DOCN  M94A2362
 TI    Mortality attributable to HIV/AIDS among persons aged 25-44 years.
       Buenos Aires, Argentina; 1990-1991.
 DT    9412
 AU    Wainstein C; Licciardi L; Programa SIDA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):321 (abstract no. PC0216). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370213
 AB    OBJECTIVE: This study describes trends in place of deaths with AIDS,
       specially among persons aged 25-44 years. METHODS: Data are from the
       Department of Vital Statistics and were obtained from deaths
       certificates for 1990-1991 who mentioned AIDS as a cause (ICD9 279.8).
       We analyzed, cases, mortality rate, proportion of all deaths, sex, age
       and the specific code. RESULTS: AIDS mortality rate increased from
       0.7/1000 inhabitants in 1990 to 1.7/1000 in 1991 (80%). In 1990, 110
       persons died from AIDS; 58% were between 25 and 44 years of age (0.2% of
       all deaths). In 1991, 181 HIV people died (0.5% of all deaths); 62% were
       aged between 25-44, and became the second leading cause of deaths at
       this age, being heart diseases (ICD9 390-429) number one and neoplasms
       (ICD9 140-149) the third. CONCLUSIONS: The impact of AIDS in mortality
       in our city was predominantly in persons aged 25-44 years. AIDS at this
       age, became the second cause of dead in Buenos Aires city, surpassing
       malignant neoplasms.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*MORTALITY  Adult
       Argentina/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Human  MEETING ABSTRACT

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