INCIDENCE OF HIV+ PREGNANT WOMEN IN THE AMFRI REGION BETWEEN 2010 AND 2020. Epidemiological study

Objective: This study aimed to analyze the incidence of HIV+ pregnant women in the municipalities belonging to the Association of Municipalities at the Mouth of the Itaja River (AMFRI) -SC, between 2010 and 2020 and to describe the epidemiological profile of this population.As well as elucidating whether there was an increase in HIV+ pregnant women in the region during the period analyzed.Methods: A cross-sectional, retrospective, descriptive cohort study of a quantitative nature, carried out between 2021 and 2022 in the municipality of Itaja, SC.The information contained in the SINAN files of all HIV+ pregnant women notified from 2010 to 2020 in the AMFRI municipalities was analyzed.After this, the annual incidence was calculated, using data from Itaja and Balnerio Cambori as a basis, and finally the epidemiological profile was drawn up.Results: Among the ten years analyzed, there was a predominance of the epidemiological pattern of recent diagnoses and correctly treated prenatals.As for the incidence of cases, Balnerio Cambori saw an increase of 11.6% in documented cases, while Itaja saw a decrease of 38.9% over the period.However, it remains five times higher than the national average of cases.Conclusion: It is therefore understood that in the AMFRI municipalities there was a significant decrease in HIV cases in pregnant women from 2010 to 2020, however, in the last two years analyzed there has been a tendency for cases to increase.