Characterization of HIV risks in a Brazilian sickle cell disease population.

Paula Fraiman Blatyta CaselliS KellyT T GoncalezA B Carneiro-ProiettiT SalomonC MirandaE SabinoL PreissC MaximoP LoureiroB CusterC de Almeida-Netonull null

Published in: BMC public health (2020)

Besides the risk of transfusion-transmitted HIV, which is now exceedingly rare, SCD and non-SCD participants demonstrated similar HIV risk behaviors. Causes other than risk behaviors such as factors inherent to SCD pathophysiology may explain the reported low prevalence of HIV in SCD.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
hiv positive
hiv infected
hiv testing
human immunodeficiency virus
sickle cell disease
hepatitis c virus
hiv aids
men who have sex with men
south africa
cardiac surgery
acute kidney injury