Peru

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HIV/AIDS Statistics for Peru

Total population in thousands (2007): 27,903*
Number of people living with HIV (2007):   76,000*
Women aged 15 to 24 prevalence rate (2007): 0.3*
Men aged 15 to 24 prevalence rate (2007): 0.5*
Adults aged 15 and up living with HIV (2007): 74,000*
Women aged 15 and up living with HIV (2007): 21,000*
Deaths due to AIDS (2007): 3,300*
Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage (Dec 2007): 48%†


Ongoing biomedical HIV prevention research trials in Peru
Vaccines PrEP

Vaccines

Trial: Prime-boost vaccine regimen of pGA2/JS7 DNA and MVA/HIV62 [HVTN 205]
Phase: II
Product Being Tested: A prime boost strategy with DNA vaccine primer containing gag, pol, env, rat, rev, vpu with MVA vaccine boost containing gag, pol, env
Sponsor, funder, developer, collaborator: GeoVax, HIV Vaccine Trials Network
Total participants: 225
Countries: Peru, US
Trial sites in Peru: Iquitos, Lima
Results expected: n/a

Trial: HVTN 084
Phase: I
Start Date: February 2011
Sponsor, funder, developer: DAIDS, HVTN, VRC
Vaccine(s): rAd5:(VRC-HIVADV014-00-VP); rAd5:(VRC-HIVADV054-00-VP) Inserts: ADV014:clade B gag-pol; clades A, B, C env; ADV054: clade B gag-pol
Clade: A, B, C

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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
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*WHO, UNAIDS, and UNICEF. Epidemiological Fact Sheet on HIV and AIDS: Core data on epidemiological and response Peru 2008 Update. 2008. http://www.who.int/globalatlas/predefinedReports/EFS2008/full/EFS2008_PE.pdf
†WHO, UNAIDS, and UNICEF. Towards universal access: scaling up priority HIV/AIDS interventions in the health sector: Progress Report. 2008. http://www.who.int/hiv/pub/towards_universal_access_report_2008.pdf