Category Archives: Co-morbidities

Loneliness and social isolation in people with HIV

2025

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has significantly extended the life expectancy of people with HIV (PWH). However, as this population ages, they face increased risk of social isolation and...

Concomitant virus infection increases mortality and worsens outcome of acute pancreatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2025

BACKGROUND: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a major health threat, with a high mortality rate in severe forms. Though alcohol and bile-induced factors are the most common causes, increasing evidence suggests...

A systematic review of mediation analysis frameworks in studies examining the determinants of cardiometabolic outcomes in people living with HIV

2025

Introduction Mediation analysis provides a more flexible mechanistic view of the causal relationship between HIV-related factors and cardiometabolic diseases. However, there is limited evidence on how mediation analysis is implemented...

The burden of HPV infections and HPV-related diseases among people with HIV: A systematic literature review

2025

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is associated with a significant global burden of precancerous lesions and cancer. People with HIV (PWH) are at higher risk of HPV infection and HPV‐related diseases. This...

Causes of hospitalisation among people living with HIV worldwide, 2014-23: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2025

Background: Despite improved access to antiretroviral therapy (ART), HIV-related morbidity and mortality remain high. A previous review (2007-14) found that AIDS-related illnesses were the leading causes of hospitalisations. We aimed to...

A scoping review of factors that affect unmet dental service needs among people living with HIV/AIDS

2025

BACKGROUND: There was an inequality in utilizing oral and dental healthcare utilization. Although people living with HIV need more oral and dental services they receive less and they have many...

Urgent focus on the surgical risks of people living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2025

With the widespread promotion and application of antiretroviral therapy in clinical practice, people living with HIV (PLWH) have the potential to live as long as non-HIV people and the probability...

Comprehensive coronary CT angiography in people living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2025

OBJECTIVES: People living with HIV (PLWH) were previously shown to have a higher prevalence of non-calcified coronary plaque with discrepant results for coronary stenosis and any plaque prevalence. This systematic...

Understanding HIV-exposed uninfected children: A narrative review

2025

The widespread implementation of antiretroviral therapy has significantly reduced HIV-related mortality and mother-to-child transmission. Despite being HIV-uninfected, HIV-exposed children (HEU) seem to face heightened risks of immune dysfunction, cardiometabolic diseases,...

Growth of children who are HIV-exposed but uninfected: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2025

BACKGROUND: Pooled analyses summarising long-term growth outcomes in children who are HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) compared with children who are HIV-unexposed (HU) are lacking. We aimed to summarise the existing literature...

Effect of maternal HIV infection on birth outcomes among HIV positive women in Sub Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2025

BACKGROUND: HIV is remaining the public health issues with an estimated of 39 million peoples are living with the virus till 2022. HIV positive pregnant women are at a greater...

HIV infection and esophageal cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: A comprehensive meta-analysis

2024

Africa hosts the highest burden of esophageal cancer (49%) and HIV (60%) worldwide. It is imperative to investigate the synergistic impact of these two diseases on African populations. This study...

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