title: Estimates of the number of people living with HIV in Italy.
abstract: Objective. To estimate the HIV prevalence and the number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Italy with a projection for 2020. Methods. Two methods elaborated by Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) were used: Estimate and Projection Package and Spectrum. Results. A total of 123,000 (115,000-145,000) individuals aged 15 or more were estimated to be living with HIV in Italy at the end of 2012 and the estimated HIV prevalence was 0.28 (0.24-0.32) per 100 residents aged 15 or more. In 2012, the estimated number of new HIV infections among adults was 3,000 (2,700-4,000), and the number of adults in need for ART was 93,000 (80,000-110,000). The projection estimates that 130,000 (110,000-150,000) adults will live with HIV/AIDS in 2020 in Italy. Conclusion. Estimates of PLHIV in Italy stress the high number of PLHIV in need of care and treatment, as well as the need for more information and prevention campaigns.
authors.affiliation: Centro Operativo AIDS, Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive Parassitarie e Immunomediate, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-2387-6959
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Camoni
authors.affiliation: Centro Operativo AIDS, Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive Parassitarie e Immunomediate, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Vincenza
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Regine
authors.affiliation: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), 20, Avenue Appia, CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stanecki
authors.affiliation: Centro Operativo AIDS, Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive Parassitarie e Immunomediate, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Salfa
authors.affiliation: Centro Operativo AIDS, Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive Parassitarie e Immunomediate, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Mariangela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raimondo
authors.affiliation: Centro Operativo AIDS, Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive Parassitarie e Immunomediate, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Suligoi
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic