In 2018, more than 4.1 thousand of HIV-positive women in Brazil (almost 97 percent of cases) were infected through heterosexual exposure. At that same year, 54 female patients had been infected through intravenous drug use.
Number of women with HIV in Brazil in 2018, by exposure category
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Ministério da Saúde (Brazil). (December 21, 2018). Number of women with HIV in Brazil in 2018, by exposure category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034599/brazil-hiv-cases-women-exposure/
Ministério da Saúde (Brazil). "Number of women with HIV in Brazil in 2018, by exposure category." Chart. December 21, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034599/brazil-hiv-cases-women-exposure/
Ministério da Saúde (Brazil). (2018). Number of women with HIV in Brazil in 2018, by exposure category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034599/brazil-hiv-cases-women-exposure/
Ministério da Saúde (Brazil). "Number of Women with Hiv in Brazil in 2018, by Exposure Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034599/brazil-hiv-cases-women-exposure/
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