HIV and syphilis in the context of community vulnerability among indigenous people in the Brazilian Amazon

• Main Authors: Adele Schwartz Benzaken (Author), Meritxell Sabidó (Author), Ivo Brito (Author), Ximena Pamela Díaz Bermúdez (Author), Nina Schwartz Benzaken (Author), Enrique Galbán (Author), Rosanna W Peeling (Author), David Mabey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Contextual factors shape the risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and syphilis. We estimated the prevalence of both infections among indigenous people in nine indigenous health districts of the Brazilian Amazon and examined the context of community vulnerability t...