Aids profile in individuals over 50 years old in the Amazon region

The number of individuals over 50 years in Brazil has increased in recent years along with the number of AIDS cases in this population. These individuals suffer from various social problems with family and health professionals after diagnosis, because these still consider the elder an asexual being. Thus, this study aimed to assess data on AIDS in individuals aged 50 or older in the city of Porto Velho, state of Rondonia, Brazil. Data were collected in AGEVISA / RO based on epidemiological data of information systems Sinan NET and SinanW. The variables analyzed were: age, gender, mode of transmission, year of diagnosis and outcome. Were reported 1,668 AIDS cases in the age group between 14 and 81 years, of which 15% (251) were individuals over 50 years, and 69.4% (175) were men and 30.4% (76) women. The most common mode of transmission of the virus was exclusive sexual relationship with women (144 cases) and transmission mode with a smaller number of cases by blood transfusion was having an affair. In the course of the disease, 191 patients were treated and 54 died. There was an increase in the number of individuals older than 50 years with AIDS in the last decade in the city of Porto Velho-RO.