Factors influencing adherence to anti-retroviral therapy in amazonian indigenous people living with HIV/AIDS.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Indigenous communities in Peru has been historically affected by high mortality rates attributable to HIV-AIDS infection, associated with a low access to health services, and socio-cultural barriers. In this context, the study aimed to describe factors associated with antiretroviral treatment adherence in people from Awajun and Wampis indigenous communities, living with HIV-AIDS in a Peruvian Amazonian region.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was completed with a consecutive sample of people from indigenous communities (Awajun or Wampis) living with HIV, who were receiving antiretroviral treatment for at least the last three months. Participants were recruited between October 1 and December 30, 2021, from four districts of Bagua and Condorcanqui provinces in the Am

SUBMITTER: Valenzuela-Ore F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10015934 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature