Epidemiological profile of HIV/AIDS at The Outpatient Treatment Centre, Nouakchott, Mauritania, 2010-2019

Introduction: In response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic, many countries have established surveillance systems to collect data to monitor disease progression and the impact of control measures. In Mauritania, HIV/AIDS surveillance data are collected and stored at the Outpatient Treatment Centre in the AMNIR CHIVA database. We analyzed the database to establish the epidemiological profile of patients living with HIV/AIDS in Mauritania. Methods: We conducted a descriptive study on secondary data from the AMNIR CHIVA database from 2010 to 2019 from May to November 2020. We calculated frequencies, ratios, rates, and measures of central tendency using Epi-Info 7.2. Results: A total of 4863 patients living with HIV/AIDS were recorded with 584 (12%) deaths. Most cases were biologically confirmed at 96.05% (4671/4863). People living with HIV1 were the most represented 92.74% (4510/4671) followed by HIV2 with 2.04% (99/4671). The 15- to 49-year-olds were the most represented 3713 (76.35%). The sex ratio was 1.09 males to females. Therapeutic ARV coverage remained above 93% from 2012 to 2019 and between 60-65% from 2010 to 2011. The death rate was 0.89% in 2010, 0.16% in 2015 and 0.08% in 2019. Conclusion: The analysis found that reporting of suspected HIV/AIDS cases took place in ATC from 2010 to 2019 Young male subjects were the most affected. (12%) HIV/AIDS-related deaths were reported during the period.