Category Archives: Stigma/discrimination

The effectiveness of e-health on reducing stigma, improving social support and quality of life among people living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

2023

Background: Many people living with HIV reported poor quality of life, which was primarily due to HIV-related stigma and the lack of social support. Compared with face-to-face interventions, e-health interventions are...

Human immunodeficiency virus care and management in incarcerated populations in Sub-Saharan Africa between 2010 and 2022: A narrative review

2023

BACKGROUND: Different countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have established guidelines to reduce HIV transmission and improve its management in prisons. This narrative review aimed to examine established literature on HIV...

A qualitative metasynthesis of stigma in women living with HIV in the United States

2023

Our goal was to synthesize qualitative studies on HIV-related stigma as experienced by women living with HIV (WLWH) in the U.S. Qualitative metasynthesis techniques as developed by Sandelowski et al....

HIV stigma reduction interventions among health care providers and students in different countries: A systematic review

2023

BACKGROUND: Health care providers’ stigmatizing attitudes are obstacles to patients’ well-being and quality of life. Dealing with HIV-related stigma and understanding the impact of feasible interventions on reducing stigmatizing attitudes...

A systematic review of intervention studies that address HIV-related stigmas among US healthcare workers and health systems: Applying a theory-based ontology to link intervention types, techniques, and mechanisms of action to Potential Effectiveness

2023

BACKGROUND: To end the HIV epidemic, we need to better understand how to address HIV-related stigmas in healthcare settings, specifically the common theoretical bases across interventions so that we can...

Barriers and facilitators to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis for cisgender and transgender women in the UK

2023

Uptake of oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among cisgender and transgender women in the UK has been low. In this Review, we explore the barriers and facilitators to PrEP access...

Assessing PrEP messaging and communication: A review of the qualitative literature

2023

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a biomedical HIV prevention intervention approved by the FDA in 2012. Nevertheless, most sexual minority men (SMM) who could benefit from its use are not currently...

Using a structural-ecological model to facilitate adoption of preexposure prophylaxis among latinx sexual minority men: A systematic literature review

2023

Research has consistently shown that individual, interpersonal, community and structural factors influence the degree to which individuals’ access and utilize health care services, and these factors may play a role...

The effectiveness and sustainability of peer support interventions for persons living with HIV: A realist synthesis

2023

BACKGROUND: Peer support is an important supplement to medical resources for persons living with HIV (PLHIV). However, previous studies have shown mixed results about intervention effects. It is necessary to...

Barriers to uptake of PrEP across the continuum among transgender women: A global scoping review

2023

BACKGROUND: Although preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has demonstrated high efficacy for HIV prevention, rates of PrEP uptake remain low among the transgender population, especially in transgender women (TGW). We conducted this...

Examining the relationship between HIV-related stigma and the health and wellbeing of children and adolescents living with HIV: A systematic review

2023

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) affects millions of people globally. The associated stigma remains a challenge for individuals living with HIV and children and adolescents face the additional challenge of withstanding...

Identity management in the face of HIV and intersecting stigmas: A metasynthesis of qualitative reports from sub-Saharan Africa

2023

While stigma experienced by people living with HIV (PLWH) is well documented, intersectional stigma and additional stigmatized identities have not received similar attention. The purpose of this metasynthesis is to...

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