Cases of AIDS in Individuals from 0 to 14 Years of Age in Brazil from the 1980s to 2022

ABSTRACT Objective: To gather epidemiological data on AIDS in Brazil over more than four decades in the population aged 0 to 14 years. Material and Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. The population corresponded to individuals with AIDS aged 0 to 14 years, with data registered in the Notifiable Diseases Information System, collected through the DATASUS website, reported in Brazil from the first case in July 1982 to 2022. Using descriptive statistics based on the calculation, it was found that there was an association using the Chi-Square test. Furthermore, the Prais-Winsten linear analysis model was used for trend analysis. Results: A total of 28,007 cases were reported. An increase in HIV cases was observed until the beginning of the 2000s. Regarding races/skin color, the majority of affected individuals belonged to the white race (16.75%), second only to those who did not report this characteristic (64.5%). The highest incidence rate was found in the South region, with 475 new cases of AIDS per 100.000 live births. Conclusion: The annual variation rate showed a stationary trend, with a gradual decrease from 2000 to 2022. There was a significant percentage of notifications in which the race/color item was ignored. The most affected age group was 1 to 4 years old.