Category Archives: Health services

OBJECTIVE: To map scientific evidence related to social determinants of adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adolescents and young people living with HIV. METHOD: Scoping review according to JBI methodology, carried...

For people living with HIV (PLHIV), patient portals could facilitate access to personal health records while promoting self-management and retention in care. Given the apparent heterogeneity in the studied factors...

INTRODUCTION: In 2023, one-fourth of new HIV acquisitions in children globally resulted from vertical transmission following incident HIV during pregnancy or breastfeeding. Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with tenofovir disoproxil and...

Sexual minority men (SMM) in China are disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic, yet utilization of HIV prevention services, such as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), remains low. This systematic review summarizes...

INTRODUCTION: Community-led monitoring (CLM) for HIV is a technique implemented by local community-led organizations and groups that systematically gather data about HIV services to advocate for improvement. This review was...

BACKGROUND: Breastfeeding improves infant survival, especially in low-resource settings. Although the risk of postnatal transmission is below 1% among virologically suppressed mothers living with HIV, exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) rates and...

Loss to follow-up (LTFU) among people living with HIV (PLHIV) is a concerning reality in various healthcare services and can occur at any stage of HIV care. LTFU can lead...

IMPORTANCE: Donation-based prosocial interventions involve someone receiving a free health service and then distributing or donating to support health services for others; examples within the HIV and sexually transmitted infection...

Background: Men who have sex with men (MSM) continue to bear the disproportionate burden of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic...

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and mental health have complex, bidirectional impacts. Integrated service delivery, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where resources are most limited and the burden of...

Data-to-Care (D2C) is a strategy that uses HIV surveillance data or other data sources to identify out-of-care (OOC) persons with HIV (PWH) and link or re-engage them in care to...

Older people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (OPLWH) have lower physical activity levels than other population groups. Inadequate physical activity participation increases the risks of age-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Therefore,...