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Portugal maintains a high percentage of late diagnoses of
infected with HIV, with about half of the cases detected in the last year
late submission to clinical care.
The conclusion is
of the annual report of the National Institute of Health, Dr. Ricardo Jorge,
which indicates that the percentage of late diagnoses remains
"Higher than that observed in the European Union", in particular in the cases
heterosexuals.
O
document, which the Lusa agency had access and which is published this Tuesday,
points out that 51.5% of new cases of infection diagnosed in
had a late diagnosis and that in more than 30% of cases the
the disease was already advanced.
A
the proportion is even greater when the transmission cases are analyzed
heterosexual and there are differences between men and women: "In cases of
heterosexual transmission the proportion of late diagnoses in men
(65.7%) is significantly higher than that seen in women
(48.4%) and, as in recent years, cases among men who have
sex with men has the lowest proportion of diagnoses
situation similar to that reported in other European countries ".
In
case of heterosexual transmission in men, the proportion of
late diagnoses reached 67.8% in patients aged 50 years and older.
years
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