[Temporal trends in AIDS incidence and mortality in Tuscany (1987-2000)].
OBJECTIVE
To describe temporal trends in AIDS incidence and mortality in an Italian region.


METHODS
Descriptive study based on incidence and mortality registries.


METHODS
Tuscany.


METHODS
AIDS incidence and mortality annual truncated rates, age-standardized; joinpoint analysis highlighted significant changes in the temporal trends.


RESULTS
AIDS incidence rose until 1995 and then decreased by 30% every year; AIDS mortality rose in men until 1995 and in women until 1996, then decreased by 35.9% and 49.7% every year respectively. Differences in AIDS mortality have been found between the residents of the coastline municipalities and those of other municipalities.


CONCLUSIONS
Differences in the temporal trends may mirror differences in risk group composition and in health-care access.
UO Epidemiologia ambientale-occupazionale, Centro per lo studio e la prevenzione oncologica, Firenze, Italy. l.giovannetti@cspo.it
Lucia
L
Giovannetti
Emanuele
E
Crocetti
Elisabetta
E
Chellini
Andrea
A
Martini
Emanuela
E
Balocchini
Adele Seniori
AS
Costantini
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000328:Adult; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male