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The changing face of HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean

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dc.contributor.author Garcia Funegra, Patricia Jannet
dc.contributor.author Bayer, Angela
dc.contributor.author Cárcamo Cavagnaro, César Paul Eugenio
dc.date.accessioned 2022-01-04T20:29:56Z
dc.date.available 2022-01-04T20:29:56Z
dc.date.issued 2014
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/10423
dc.description.abstract Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is a region with similarities and important disparities. In recent years LAC has witnessed achievements, with HIV prevalence rates relatively stable for LA and decreasing for the Caribbean. However average values hide differences. General population HIV prevalence in LAC is 0.4 % on average. In the Caribbean there are fewer new HIV infections but HIV prevalence among adults exceeds 1 % in several countries. It is estimated that 31 % of adults living with HIV in LA and 52 % of adults in the Caribbean are women. Unprotected sex is the main route of HIV transmission in LAC. Men who have sex with men and transgender women are the populations with the highest prevalence (10.6 % and 17.7 % respectively); however other key populations such as female sex workers (4.9 %), drug users (range 1 %-49.7 % for intravenous drug users), prisoners and indigenous populations are also important. LAC has the highest anti-retroviral treatment coverage of any low- and middle-income region in the world, but women and children are less likely than men to receive treatment. There is an important pending agenda to address the gaps in information, prevention, and care for HIV in LAC. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Springer
dc.relation.ispartofseries Current HIV/AIDS Reports
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Latin America en_US
dc.subject The Caribbean en_US
dc.subject Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) en_US
dc.subject HIV en_US
dc.subject HIV/AIDS en_US
dc.subject HIVin LAC en_US
dc.subject MSM en_US
dc.subject Global epidemic en_US
dc.title The changing face of HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1007/s11904-014-0204-1
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.08
dc.relation.issn 1548-3576


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