Morbimortality of adolescents who have HIV/aids ina reference centre in the South of brazil

Abstract

Introduction: the advancement of the aids epidemic in Brazil showed a youngest tendency with its epidemiological profile, in others words, the distribution of aids cases in adolescents. Objective: to characterize morbidity and mortality of adolescents with HIV/aids who were treated in the University Hospital of Santa Maria (UHSM/RS/Brazil), from 1993 to 2011. methods: descriptive, documental, retrospective study with quantitative approach. The source of data information was patients’ records at UHSM. Study population was of 45 adolescents with HIV/aids, aged 13 to 19, according age criteria established by Brazilian National STD/Aids Program. Results: from this population, 60% were girls, 48% aged 13-14 years old, in 66.7% infection was vertical, 44.4% were diagnosed until 5 years old, 46.7% had four to six consults in the last year, 49% were assiduous, 84,4% were taking antiretroviral, 92,2% with double scheme, 44.7% were older than 9 years old, 60% already had opportunist illness, and 75.6%, were admitted in a hospital before. Two deaths were notified. Conclusion: it was evidenced clinical fragility through immunological compromise and opportunist illnesses, through need of permanent clinical, laboratorial and drug monitoring, for the demand of adherence to treatment and exposure to adverse effects, which indicates the need of integrality in health care to adolescents in commitment to answer serological condition and the growing and the development phase’ specific demands.