Troncoso AR, Troncoso A, Baron C; International Conference on AIDS.

Int Conf AIDS. 2000 Jul 9-14; 13: abstract no. MoPeD2559.

A.R. Troncoso, Infectious Diseases Mu+/-iz Hospital, Uspallata 2272-Section 21, 1282-Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tel.: 5411-154-936 3254, Fax: 5411-4953-2942, E-mail: gaula@usa.com

Issues: The objective of this work was to study the epidemiology of anemia in AIDS patients(pts)and its relation with the educational and socioeconomic levels and employment status. Description: The proyect was approved by the Ethics Committee of Muniz Hospital. All the pts signed their informed consent prior to the iniciation of the study. Anemia was defined as Hb less 10g/dL. The presence or absence of anemia was correlated with the level of education(illiterate, primary school, high school, university), type of dwelling(homeless, precarious dwelling or proper building used), work status(unemployed, temporary work, stable job or physically unfit for work), level of monthly income(less 30 dollars, 31-100, 111-300), total daily calories(less 800, 800-1500 and more than 1500), and daily consumption of meat(twice a week, 3-5 times a week, every day). The statistical analysis was carried out by means of the Difference of Proportions test, using a Normal Distribution, since large samples were involved.Two groups of AIDS pts were compared(with and without anemia), in the different categories of each of variables studied. Conclusions: 422 pts with AIDS were examined. Anemia was found in 228 pts(54%). Comparing pts with or without anemia we see that in those pts whose highest educational level reached was primary school,who live in a precarious home,who had no stable job or was unable for work, whose income was less 30 dollars monthly, whose meat consumption was less twice weekly or received less 800 calories daily, a significant statistical difference was found(p = 0,0001).The high prevalence of anemia found in poor pts, suggest that poverty enhances the risk of suffering this hematological problem. But poverty not only has direct effects, also non-monetary effects such has hunger, underfeeding and malnutrition, which help to create feeling of deprivation and frustration, besides pain and suffering and reduction of the quality of life. Empoverishes people, conditions of life on the border or survival as well as social inequality have a high negative impact on the health of the pts with AIDS and increases morbidity which its cause of anemia.

Publication Types:

• Meeting Abstracts

Keywords:

• Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
• Anemia
• Demography
• Educational Status
• Health
• Hemoglobins
• Humans
• Income
• Occupations
• Poverty
• Research
• education
• epidemiology
• mortality

Other ID:

• GWAIDS0000821

UI: 102238312

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