Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2014:2014:209619.
doi: 10.1155/2014/209619. Epub 2014 Jul 17.

Estimates of the number of people living with HIV in Italy

Laura Camoni  1 , Vincenza Regine  1 , Karen Stanecki  2 , Maria Cristina Salfa  1 , Mariangela Raimondo  1 , Barbara Suligoi  1
Affiliations

Estimates of the number of people living with HIV in Italy

Laura Camoni et al. Biomed Res Int. 2014.

Abstract

Objective. To estimate the HIV prevalence and the number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Italy with a projection for 2020. Methods. Two methods elaborated by Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) were used: Estimate and Projection Package and Spectrum. Results. A total of 123,000 (115,000-145,000) individuals aged 15 or more were estimated to be living with HIV in Italy at the end of 2012 and the estimated HIV prevalence was 0.28 (0.24-0.32) per 100 residents aged 15 or more. In 2012, the estimated number of new HIV infections among adults was 3,000 (2,700-4,000), and the number of adults in need for ART was 93,000 (80,000-110,000). The projection estimates that 130,000 (110,000-150,000) adults will live with HIV/AIDS in 2020 in Italy. Conclusion. Estimates of PLHIV in Italy stress the high number of PLHIV in need of care and treatment, as well as the need for more information and prevention campaigns.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Number of adults (15 years or more) living with HIV in Italy, 1980–2020 (Spectrum projection).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Distribution of people living with HIV in Italy, by subpopulation (EPP projection).
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Centro Operativo AIDS (COA) Aggiornamento delle nuove diagnosi di infezione da HIV dei casi di AIDS in Italia al 31 dicembre 2011. Notiziario Istituto Superiore di Sanità. 2012;25:1–47.
    1. Centro Operativo AIDS (COA) Aggiornamento delle nuove diagnosi di infezione da HIV al 31 dicembre 2007 e dei casi di AIDS in Italia al 31 dicembre 2008. Notiziario Istituto Superiore di Sanità. 2009;22:1–28.
    1. Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Reference Group on Estimates, Models and Projections and World Health Organization “Quick start guides for estimation and projecting package & spectrum” UNAIDS, 2009.
    1. Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Spectrum Policy Modeling System, Version 4.47. UNAIDS; 2013.
    1. Ghys PD, Walker N, McFarland W, et al. Improved data, methods and tools for the HIV and AIDS estimates and projections. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 2007;84:1–4. - PMC - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources