Research from University Peruana Cayetano Heredia in the area of HIV/AIDS therapy described.

New investigation results, 'Understanding the facilitators and barriers of antiretroviral adherence in Peru: a qualitative study,' are detailed in a study published in BMC Public Health. "Antiretroviral scale-up is increasing in resource-constrained settings. To date, few studies have explored the barriers and facilitators of adherence to ART in these settings," researchers in Lima, Peru report (see also HIV/AIDS Therapy).

"Facilitators and barriers of antiretroviral adherence in Peru are not completely understood. At two clinics that serve a large number of HIV-positive individuals in Lima, Peru, 31 in-depth interviews were carried out in 2006 with adult HIV-positive …