HIV/AIDS Statistics for Ecuador
Total population in thousands (2007): 13,341*
Number of people living with HIV (2007): 26,000*
Adults aged 15 to 49 prevalence rate (2007): 0.3*
Adults aged 15 and up living with HIV (2007): 25,000*
Women aged 15 and up living with HIV (2007): 7,100*
Deaths due to AIDS (2007): 1,400*
Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage (Dec 2007): 42%†
Ongoing biomedical HIV prevention research trials in Ecuador
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
Trial: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Initiative [iPrEx]
Phase: III
Product Being Tested: Daily oral TDF/FTC (Truvada®)
Sponsor, funder, developer, collaborator: National Institute of Health, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Fenway Community Health, San Francisco Department of Public Health
Total participants: 2,499
Countries: Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, South Africa, Thailand, US
Trial sites in US: Boston, MA
Results expected: Announced in Q4 2010. For more information visit theGlobal iPrEx page or AVAC's iPrEx page