Objective To identify and summarize existing literature on the burden of HIV, sexually
transmitted infections (STIs), and viral hepatitis (VH) in indigenous peoples and Afro …

Little data are available on how HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) affect
indigenous people in Latin America, including Peru. We conducted a sero-epidemiologic …

Background Contextual factors shape the risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) and syphilis. We estimated the prevalence of both infections among indigenous …

Background Despite significant progress in the areas of prevention, diagnosis, and
treatment, HIV continues to result in a substantial number of fatalities on a global scale each …

Hepatitis B infection and disease are highly endemic in South America. Prevalences of
positivity are particularly high in Amazonia, and among Amerindian peoples in particular …

We examined structural factors—social, political, economic, and environmental—that
increase vulnerability to HIV among indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon. Indigenous …

BACKGROUND: In 2004, cases of HIV and syphilis were reported in an indigenous
community in the Peruvian Amazon. This study sought to determine the prevalence of HIV …

Entre populações autóctones da América, estudos relatam altos índices de infecção e
doença pelos vírus das hepatites B e D. Esta é uma revisão do que já foi descrito entre …

Background There is scant information on sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevalence
and risk factors among Latin American indigenous populations. We investigated STI …

Background This article provides a summary of the current status of the HIV/AIDS epidemic
in Latin America, as well as an outline of the diverse responses to it. Methods A search of …