Category Archives: Determinants of Health

Nutritional status of adult people living with HIV: A narrative review

2025

BACKGROUND: The interaction between HIV infection, nutrition and immune system functioning is intricate, leading, in many cases, to a cycle of poor health outcomes. Despite the widespread use of highly...

Bridging the gap: Identifying barriers and strategies for widespread implementation of long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review

2025

BACKGROUND: Long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy (LAI ART) is a new, and innovative approach to HIV treatment, designed to address several challenges, including the adherence issues associated with daily oral ART....

Weight gain, obesity, and the impact of lifestyle factors among people living with HIV: A systematic review

2024

HIV remains a significant health concern, but the advent of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has transformed it into a manageable chronic condition. However, weight gain and obesity pose a substantial challenge...

Measurement and evaluation of community engagement in complex, chronic medical conditions: HIV and obesity as exemplar conditions

2025

Objective To systematically review, describe, and compare quantitative measures of community engagement in obesity and HIV prevention research. Materials & Methods A systematic review adhering to PRISMA and PROSPERO guidelines...

Does climate change threaten delivery of HIV care in resource-limited settings?

2025

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Extreme weather events (EWEs) pose a challenge to achieving UNAIDS goal of eliminating HIV as a public health threat by 2030. This review summarizes recent findings describing...

Acceptability of self-sampling and self-testing for infections: A rapid systematic review on public users’ views

2025

Background Self-sampling and self-testing have been increasingly used for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and quickly became widespread during the COVID-19 pandemic. User acceptability, preferences, and experiences are important factors affecting...

Barriers to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake for men who have sex with both men and women: A global scoping review

2025

BackgroundAlthough PrEP is a highly effective HIV prevention method, some groups are underrepresented in PrEP uptake. Much HIV prevention research groups gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with...

Barriers and facilitators to accessing sexual and reproductive health services for people with severe mental illness: A systematic review

2025

PURPOSE: Despite increased prevalence of sexual and reproductive health problems among people with severe mental illness (SMI), uptake of sexual and reproductive healthcare in this group is poor. The reasons...

Economic evaluations of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): A systematic review

2025

BACKGROUND: Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) programmes and services aim to prevent complications of pregnancy and childbirth, unintended pregnancies, unsafe abortions, complications caused by sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, sexual...

HIV prevention interventions and research in the philippines for high-risk populations: Proposals from a scoping review of contributing cactors

2025

Despite a global decrease in HIV cases and efforts to reduce HIV incidence in the country, the Philippines has an increasing HIV incidence rate, which is the highest in the...

Interventions for subjective and objective social isolation among people living with HIV: A scoping review

2024

Subjective and objective social isolation has been a globally significant public health issue for people living with HIV, yet little is known about the characteristics, effectiveness, and acceptability of available...

Loneliness and social isolation in people with HIV

2025

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has significantly extended the life expectancy of people with HIV (PWH). However, as this population ages, they face increased risk of social isolation and...

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