HIV Incidence Estimates for Recife and Curitiba, Brazil, 2013

2013 estimates of HIV incidence in the Brazilian municipalities of Recife and Curitiba, based on a Lag-Avidity laboratory test applied to diagnosed cases. The dataset includes incidence rates by sex, age group, and exposure category, showing a higher risk for men who have sex with men. It was authored by Célia Landmann Szwarcwald and sourced from the PaperswithCode platform.

Use Cases

• Modeling HIV transmission risk disparities based on reported incidence rates by sex and exposure category.
• Comparing urban HIV epidemic profiles based on incidence estimates for two major Brazilian cities.
• Informing public health policy by analyzing the disproportionate incidence rates among men who have sex with men.

Strengths

• Provides specific incidence rates (e.g., 53.1 and 41.1 per 100,000) for two major cities.
• Includes detailed breakdowns by demographic factors like sex (male-to-female ratios of 3.5 and 2.4) and exposure category.
• Based on primary laboratory test results (Lag-Avidity) from a defined sample of diagnosed cases.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from a single year (2013); freshness and temporal trends are unverified.
• The dataset's scale and completeness are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Célia Landmann Szwarcwald via PaperswithCode

Collection Method

Estimation based on Lag-Avidity laboratory tests applied to a sample of diagnosed HIV cases, weighted by inverse probability of testing.

Time Range

2013

Geography

Recife and Curitiba, Brazil