The impact of primary health care on AIDS incidence and mortality: A cohort study of 3.4 million Brazilians.
Priscila Fernanda Porto Scaff PintoJames MacinkoAndréa F SilvaIracema LuaGabriela JesusLaio MagnoCarlos A S Teles SantosMaria Yury Travassos IchiharaMauricio L BarretoCorrina MoucheraudLuis Eugenio Portela Fernandes de SouzaInês DouradoDavide RasellaPublished in: PLoS medicine (2024)
AIDS should be an avoidable outcome for most people living with HIV today and our study shows that FHS coverage could significantly reduce AIDS incidence and mortality among low-income populations in Brazil. Universal access to comprehensive healthcare through community-based PHC programs should be promoted to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals of ending AIDS by 2030.