TY - JOUR
AU1 - GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region HIV/AIDS Collaborators
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AB - Int J Public Health (2018) 63 (Suppl 1):S123–S136 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-1023-0 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Trends in HIV/AIDS morbidity and mortality in Eastern Mediterranean countries, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region HIV/AIDS Collaborators Received: 1 May 2017 / Revised: 19 July 2017 / Accepted: 21 July 2017 / Published online: 3 August 2017 The Author(s) 2017. This article is an open access publication Abstract Conclusions HIV/AIDS morbidity and mortality increased Objectives We used the results of the Global Burden of in the EMR since 1990. To reverse this trend and achieve Disease 2015 study to estimate trends of HIV/AIDS burden epidemic control, EMR countries should strengthen HIV in Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) countries between surveillance, and scale up HIV antiretroviral therapy and 1990 and 2015. comprehensive prevention services. Methods Tailored estimation methods were used to pro- duce final estimates of mortality. Years of life lost (YLLs) Keywords HIV  HIV mortality  Eastern Mediterranean were calculated by multiplying the mortality rate by pop- Region  Burden of disease ulation by age-specific life expectancy. Years lived with disability (YLDs) were computed as the prevalence of a sequela multiplied by its disability weight. Introduction Results In 
TI - Trends in HIV/AIDS morbidity and mortality in Eastern Mediterranean countries, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study
JF - International Journal of Public Health
DO - 10.1007/s00038-017-1023-0
DA - 2017-08-03
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/trends-in-hiv-aids-morbidity-and-mortality-in-eastern-mediterranean-eDNoH0j0Xo
SP - 123
EP - 136
VL - 63
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve