Abstract
Objective: To analyze how the HIV/AIDS epidemic is among women aged 30 to 59 years, in the state of Minas Gerais, in the Southeast and in Brazil. Methods: It is an exploratory, cross-sectional and descriptive study. The main source of data used was the Informatics Department of the Unified Health System – DATASUS. Data collection took place between 2019, August and 2020, March. The years 1996 (IDC-10) to 2018 (last closed year) were studied and the measures of occurrence, prevalence and incidence were calculated for women located in the age groups of 30 to 59 years. For mortality data, it was taking into account Categories B20 to B24. Results: There is an increase in the incidence and prevalence of HIV/AIDS among women aged 30 to 59 years and the deaths of women, in this same age group, totaled 72.50% in the country, 73.30% in the region and 73.34% in the state of Minas Gerais, of the total number of women living with the virus. Conclusion: It is concluded that the women in this study are vulnerable to HIV/AIDS due to the lack of public policies focusing on them and, among others, due to gender issues.