Category Archives: Determinants of Health

The syndemic burden of HIV/AIDS in Africa amidst the COVID-19 pandemic

2021

INTRODUCTION: The human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) has long affected millions of individuals across the globe. Historically, the prevalence of this disease is particularly noted within the African...

Perinatal outcomes in women living with HIV-1 and receiving antiretroviral therapy — A systematic review and meta-analysis

2021

Introduction Antiretroviral therapy-naïve pregnant women living with HIV are at an increased risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes. It remains controversial whether this risk persists with antiretroviral therapy. We conducted a...

Sociodemographic predictors associated with the spectrum of non-opportunist neuroretinal disease of non-infectious etiology in patients with HIV/AIDS: A scoping review

2021

BACKGROUND: Non-infectious retinal disease, even in the HAART era, continues to be one of the most common diagnoses in patients with HIV, with prevalences of up to 27% of cases....

An update on neuropsychiatric adverse effects with second-generation integrase inhibitors and nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors

2021

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Neuropsychiatric adverse effects (NPAE) associated with integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTIs) and nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) are a growing concern, with higher rates in the real-world...

Best practices of same-day HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) initiation

2021

Several clinics have implemented same-day PrEP programs and have reported that clinics offering this model of care, in general, have positive health outcomes. Studies also report that same-day PrEP is...

Factors associated with methamphetamine use among men who have sex with men

2021

An abundance of literature details problematic sexualized drug use among men who have sex with men; additionally, several interventions attempt to address methamphetamine dependence in this population. Several factors are...

Immediate initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) after HIV diagnosis

2021

The benefits of beginning antiretroviral therapy (ART) soon after HIV diagnosis include improved health outcomes across a wide variety of settings as well as decreased long term healthcare costs. Generally,...

Is polygyny a risk factor in the transmission of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa? A systematic review

2021

Using a systematic literature review approach, this paper focused on the role of polygyny in the spread of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries. The widespread practice of polygyny is...

Prevalence of food insecurity and its associated factors among adult people with human immunodeficiency virus in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2021

BACKGROUND: Food insecurity is the shortage of both the quantity and quality of food and a negative impact on the overall nutritional and health status of people with human immunodeficiency...

Sexual health studies in gay and lesbian people: A critical review of the literature

2021

BACKGROUND: The subject of gay and lesbian sexual health seems to be highly understudied, at least partially due to general limitations inherent in the studies of sexuality as well as...

Is patient navigation a solution to the problem of “leaving no one behind”? A scoping review of evidence from low-income countries

2021

Patient navigation interventions, which are designed to enable patients excluded from health systems to overcome the barriers they face in accessing care, have multiplied in high-income countries since the 1990s....

Sexual and reproductive health challenges in temporary marriage: A Systematic review

2021

BACKGROUND: Temporary marriage is a legal form of marriage in Shia Islam allowing a man and a woman to become married in a fixed period of time. This review was...

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