Category Archives: Education

Neurocognitive impairment in HIV-1-infected adults in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2013

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the burden of HIV neurocognitive impairment (NCI) among adult patients on and off antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS: Estimates were derived from a random effects...

HIV among out-of-school youth in Eastern and Southern Africa: A review

2012

The overall decline of the HIV epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa conceals how the HIV burden has shifted to fall on areas that have been more difficult to reach. This review...

The impact of HIV/AIDS on children’s educational outcome: A critical review of global literature

2012

The number of children losing one or both parents to HIV/AIDS has continued to rise in the past decade, with most of them being school-aged children. This study reviews global...

Impact of parental HIV/AIDS on children’s psychological well-being: A systematic review of global literature

2013

This review examines the global literature regarding the impact of parental HIV/AIDS on children’s psychological well-being. Fifty one articles reporting quantitative data from a total of 30 studies were retrieved...

Pathologising healthy children? A review of the literature exploring the mental health of HIV-affected children in sub-Saharan Africa

2012

This article reviews the expanding body of literature that examines the mental health of HIV-affected children in sub-Saharan Africa. Focusing on primary research across disciplines and methodologies, the review examines...

HIV risks among injecting drug users in Vietnam: A review of the research evidence

2012

Injecting drug use plays a critical role in the transmission of HIV in Vietnam. This paper provides a comprehensive review of studies on risks of HIV infection among injecting drug...

Socioeconomic factors in adherence to HIV therapy in low- and middle-income countries

2013

It is not clear what effect socioeconomic factors have on adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among patients in low- and middle-income countries. We performed a systematic review of the association...

Socio-demographic characteristics and behavioral risk factors of female sex workers in sub-saharan Africa: A systematic review

2012

Sex work remains an important contributor to HIV transmission within early, advanced and regressing epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa, but its social and behavioral underpinnings remain poorly understood, limiting the impact...

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