Open AccessExpansion of HIV and syphilis into the Peruvian Amazon: a survey of four communities of an indigenous Amazonian ethnic group
Author(s) -
Ellika C. Bartlett,
Carol Zavaleta-Cortijo,
Connie Fernández,
Hugo Rázuri,
Stalin Vilcarromero,
Sten H. Vermund,
Eduardo Gotuzzo
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.03.036
Subject(s) - syphilis , amazon rainforest , medicine , ethnic group , indigenous , amazonian , demography , transmission (telecommunications) , men who have sex with men , public health , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , environmental health , gerontology , traditional medicine , family medicine , nursing , biology , sociology , engineering , electrical engineering , ecology , anthropology
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 and syphilis in four remote communities of the same indigenous ethnic group located further from an urban center than the original community, and to identify risk factors for HIV and syphilis transmission.
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