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Trend of HIV/AIDS Reported Cases in Morocco Between 1986 and 2019: A Time Series Analysis
Background: Morocco is a low endemic country of HIV/AIDS that achieved the goal of the second and third 90-90-90
targets in 2019 while still 78% of people living with HIV know their HIV status. The aim of this study was to analyze time
trends of HIV/AIDS reported cases during the last 33 years taking into consideration the implementation of voluntary
HIV counseling and testing (HCT) services in primary health care facilities.
Methodology: This was a time series of HIV/AIDS reported cases at national level between 1986 and 2019. Variable collected for each year were HIV/AIDS reported per 100000 H, age category, gender, origin, CD4 count and route of transmission. Trend of HIV/AIDS reported cases was assessed by Joinpoint Regression Analysis. Annual percentage changes
(APCs) were estimated to identify the years (joinpoint) when significant changes occurred in the trend. We therefore
examined trends in HIV/AIDS reported cases according to epidemiological variables.
Results: Cumulative HIV/AIDS reported cases during the study period was of 17 000. Joinpoint regression showed an
increase in HIV/AIDS reported cases between 1986 and 2019. The APC for the period 1986-2012 was of 13.4 (95% CI:
12.0 to 14.8, p <0.05) and the APC from 2012 to 019 was of 5.4 (95% CI: 2.5 to 8.5, p<0.05) with a significant break in the
same joinpoint year than HCT implementation in primary health care settings. In stratified analysis, HIV/AIDS reported
cases increased but not significantly after joinpoint. A significant decrease was noted in 2015 in urban areas (APC = -10.0,
95% CI: -17.0 to -2.3, p<0.05).
Conclusions: HIV/AIDS reported cases were increasing over 33 years, with a significant rise after 2012by 5% per year,
corresponding to HCT integration into primary health care setting. Furthermore, Morocco is may be on the right way to
eliminate HIV/AIDS in urban areas.
Detecting and Reporting Four Types of Elder Abuse: How Official Adult Protective Services Reports Obscure Older Adults’ Self-Efficacy
It is widely held that older adults are unlikely to self-report their abusive situation to officials such as adult protective services (APS). The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which older adults self-report or alternatively, disclose to informal sources of support who in turn place official reports. Interviews were conducted with 71 APS caseworkers, 55 of their older clients, and 32 non-abusive persons familiar with the situation. The same person who detected also reported the abuse in only 69% of the cases. While 39.5% of the older victims detected their abuse, only 18.3% also reported the abuse. The remaining older victims disclosed to someone who in turn placed a report. By listening to victim’s voices, it was revealed that at least some older adults exercise considerably more self-efficacy in their abusive situation than official reporting statistics indicate. Implications for research and policy are discussed.
Editorial Board Members Related to Reporting
Lucio Mango
Professor
Department of Nuclear Medicine
University of La Sapienza, Rome
Italy
Department of Nuclear Medicine
University of La Sapienza, Rome
Italy
Marc G. Sturgill
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Pharmacy Practice & Administration
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Rutgers University
United States
Department of Pharmacy Practice & Administration
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Rutgers University
United States
Sanjay D. Deshmukh
Professor
Department of Pathology
Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital
India
Department of Pathology
Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital
India