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• Juliana Rique - Rique, J. - Recife, Pernambuco - Programa Integrado de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva - Departamento de Medicina Social - Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. - <juliana@rique.com.br>

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Abstract:

The under-reporting of AIDS ( Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) cases makes it difficult and even impossible to plan means to control the epidemic. This study aims to check out the under-reporting of aids cases from 1999 to 2005.
The deaths certificates causes by aids stored at the Mortality Data System (SIM) in comparison to the Data System of Notification Diseases (SINAN), has been analyzed using the technique of relationship between these two Data Systems in Alagoas.
The proportion of under-reporting of AIDS cases during this period according to the study was 12,4%. Among the 49 deaths studied, 67% (33) were men and 33% (16) were women configuring a gender rate of 2 :1. As to education level, 4,08% (02) and 6,12% (03) of deaths by aids were of people having 01 to 03 and from 04 to 07 years of study respectively. The age group that presented the largest number of deaths was that from 20 to 49 years old, either female 11 (68,7%) or male gender 23 (69,6%).
The comparison between the Mortality Data System and Data System for Disease Notification revealed a high proportion of under-reporting of deaths by AIDS, stressing the need for a specific public policy on the matter.
Key-words : Aids, Epidemiological Surveillance, Under-reporting, Health Data Systems.

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