[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.
Giovannetti
Lucia
L
UO Epidemiologia ambientale-occupazionale, Centro per lo studio e la prevenzione oncologica, Firenze, Italy. l.giovannetti@cspo.it
Crocetti
Emanuele
E
Chellini
Elisabetta
E
Martini
Andrea
A
Balocchini
Emanuela
E
Costantini
Adele Seniori
AS
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000328:Adult; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male