Interventions to reduce social isolation and loneliness among men who have sex with men
2020
Key take-home messages Social isolation and loneliness are significantly associated with all-cause mortality in the general population. A recent study among gay and bisexual men who have sex with men...
A scoping review of employment and HIV
2020
Employment is a social determinant of health that is important for understanding health behaviors, health outcomes and HIV transmission among people living with HIV. This study is a scoping review...
Predictors of adherence to antiretroviral therapy among PLHIV
2019
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is of paramount importance to achieve the optimum control of viral load and progression of disease among people living with HIV (PLHIV). An overview of...
Utilizing a life course approach to examine HIV risk for black adolescent girls and young adult women in the United States: A systematic review of recent literature
2020
Objective: Black female youth have been disproportionately burdened by the HIV epidemic. Emerging literature suggests that individual and social-structural factors may uniquely increase HIV risk within this population during key...
The role of networks in racial disparities in HIV incidence among men who have sex with men in the United States
2020
Network factors have been proposed as potential drivers of racial disparities in HIV among Black and Latino men who have sex with men (MSM). This review aimed to synthesize the...
Experiences and attitudes of people with HIV/AIDS: A systematic review of qualitative studies
2020
The aim of this article was to explore the experiences and attitudes of people with HIV/AIDS. A systematic review of qualitative studies was carried out. Twenty-seven articles were included, with...
Addressing minority stress and mental health among men who have sex with men (MSM) in China
2020
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Men who have sex with men (MSM) in China experience elevated risks of mental health issues in comparison to the general population in China, which contribute to...
Household-focused interventions to enhance the treatment and management of HIV in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review
2019
BACKGROUND: HIV remains a major public health challenge in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The initiation of a greater number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) onto antiretroviral therapy...
Reorienting health systems to care for people with HIV beyond viral suppression
2019
The effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy and its increasing availability globally means that millions of people living with HIV now have a much longer life expectancy. However, people living with HIV...
Stigma reduction interventions in people living with HIV to improve health-related quality of life
2020
As the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets for people living with HIV are increasingly being reached in many contexts, health-related quality of life, the so-called fourth 90, warrants special attention. HIV-related stigma...
Social and structural determinants of HIV treatment and care among Hispanic women and Latinas living with HIV infection in the United States: A qualitative review: 2008-2018
2019
Purpose: In 2017, among all women in the United States, Hispanic women and Latinas (Hispanics/Latinas) accounted for 16% of women with HIV. Populations with high HIV disparities, including Hispanics/Latinas, experience...
Factors associated with antiretroviral therapy adherence in adults: An integrative review of literature
2019
AIDS is an advanced clinical manifestation of HIV infection. It generates severe immunodeficiency and associated infections that may lead to death. The antiretroviral therapy (ART) has reduced the morbimortality of...
