Category Archives: Determinants of Health

Effectiveness of HIV health education interventions on the MSM population: A meta-analysis

2025

Men who have sex with men (MSM) face a heightened risk of HIV, presenting a significantpublic health issue. This meta-analysis evaluates the effectiveness of HIV health educationfor MSM by examining...

Implementation of trauma-informed care into clinical HIV prevention and care settings: A decade of limited progress

2025

PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW: Trauma is common among people living with or at risk for HIV and associated with increased HIV risk and worse HIV care outcomes. Trauma-informed care (TIC)...

Risk perception of human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, and reproductive health education among among junior and senior high school students: A scoping review

2025

This scoping review aims to identify studies that examine the existence and impact of HIV/AIDs education among high school-aged individuals in Ghana, underscoring the association of factors such as stigma...

Minority stress and stimulant use among US adult sexual minority men: A systematic review

2025

Purpose Minority stress theory posits health disparities among sexual minority men (SMM; i.e., non-heterosexual) result from experiences of sexual minority stigma (SMS). This systematic review synthesizes quantitative findings on the...

Cost-effectiveness analyses of adolescent- and young-adult-focused HIV interventions incorporating HIV transmission: A scoping review of modeling methods and proposed guidance

2025

BACKGROUND: Adolescents and young adults (AYA) are disproportionately affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) globally, with high-burden population subgroups differing across regions. Cost-effectiveness modeling analyses of AYA-focused HIV interventions have...

Tetracycline-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae global estimates-impacts on doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis implementation and monitoring: A systematic review

2025

Objectives Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP) can reduce incident sexually transmitted infections including gonorrhoea for MSM and transgender women. Its effectiveness depends on the level of tetracycline resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae, which...

Patient-reported outcomes in clinical trials assessing the effectiveness of cabotegravir + rilpivirine long-acting injections as antiretroviral therapy: A systematic review

2025

Introduction: Human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) continues to have ahigh global burden, with approximately 39.9 million people currently livingwith the virus. Despite the clinical success of antiretroviral therapy (ART),adherence remains a...

Guidelines for the transfer of people living with HIV attending primary healthcare facilities in South Africa: A scoping review

2024

People living with HIV may move between health facilities: this is called ‘transfer’, and includes up- and down-referral based on clinical condition and lateral transfer (e.g. between primary healthcare [PHC]...

Sexualized drug use (chemsex and methamphetamine) among men who have sex with men

2025

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User preferences on long-acting pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention in Eastern and Southern Africa: A scoping review

2025

BACKGROUND: Novel formulations for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) such as injectables, implants, and intravaginal rings are emerging as long-acting alternatives to daily pills for the prevention of HIV. Eastern and Southern...

Use of self-test to increase HIV testing among men who have sex with men and transgender women—Overview of systematic reviews

2025

ABSTRACT Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection is stigmatizing, especially for key populations, who are disproportionately affected by Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). The stigma and discrimination suffered by these groups are...

Incidence and predictors of mortality among children with severe acute malnutrition admitted to therapeutic feeding units in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2025

Objective To estimate the mortality rate and identify predictors of mortality among under-five children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) admitted to therapeutic feeding units (TFUs) in Ethiopia. Methods We searched...

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