Category Archives: Epidemiology

Rates of adverse events of antiretroviral therapy in women living with HIV/AIDS: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2024

OBJECTIVE: There is limited information regarding the incidence of treatment-related adverse events (AE) following antiretroviral therapy (ART) in women. So, this review aimed to describe the incidence of AE of...

Incidence density mortality rate among HIV-positive children on antiretroviral therapy in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2024

BACKGROUND: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) continues to be the major cause of childhood deaths, particularly in the sub-Saharan African region. In Ethiopia, though several primary studies have been conducted on...

Burden of multidrug-resistant bacteria among HIV-positive individuals in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2024

BACKGROUND: Multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria are a significant cause of severe infections, particularly in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive individuals because of their weakened immunity. Since there was no previous pooled representative...

Using mHealth technologies for case finding in tuberculosis and other infectious diseases in Africa: Systematic review

2024

BACKGROUND: Mobile health (mHealth) technologies are increasingly used in contact tracing and case finding, enhancing and replacing traditional methods for managing infectious diseases such as Ebola, tuberculosis, COVID-19, and HIV....

Self-injury and suicide among people living with HIV/AIDS in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2024

Background The prevalence of self-injury and suicide is higher than the general population of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). However, the results reported in existing studies are highly variable in...

Prevalence and factors associated with transfusion-transmissible infections (HIV, HBV, HCV and Syphilis) among blood donors in Gabon: Systematic review and meta-analysis

2024

BACKGROUND: Transfusion-transmissible infections (TTIs) remain a major public health problem in countries with limited resources, particularly in Gabon. Complete information on the prevalence in Gabon of the main TTIs among...

A critical review of mpox outbreaks, risk factors, and prevention efforts in Africa: Lessons learned and evolving practices

2024

OBJECTIVES: In recent years, mpox, a zoonotic disease caused by the mpox virus, has transcended its primary association with Central and West Africa, emerging as a global public health concern....

From conceptualising to modelling structural determinants and interventions in HIV transmission dynamics models: A scoping review and methodological framework for evidence-based analyses

2024

Background Including structural determinants (e.g. criminalisation, stigma, inequitable gender norms) in dynamic HIV transmission models is important to help quantify their population-level impacts and guide implementation of effective interventions that...

A scoping review of factors associated with HIV acquisition in the context of humanitarian crises

2024

Humanitarian crises-natural or human-made events that can threaten communities’ health, safety, security, and well-being-may affect the HIV epidemic dynamics. Common aspects of humanitarian crises such as poverty, powerlessness, disruptions to...

State of HIV costing in Latin America and the Caribbean: A systematic literature review

2024

OBJECTIVES: To summarize available data on unit costs for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing, prevention, and care interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean. METHODS: We conducted a systematic literature...

Global and regional genetic diversity of HIV-1 in 2010-21: Systematic review and analysis of prevalence

2024

Background The extensive global genetic diversity of HIV-1 poses a major challenge to HIV vaccine development. We aimed to determine recent estimates of and changes in the global and regional...

Long COVID among people with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2024

Background: People with HIV might be at an increased risk of long COVID (LC) because of their immune dysfunction and chronic inflammation and alterations in immunological responses against severe acute respiratory...

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