Category Archives: Determinants of Health
Barriers to cervical cancer screening among women living with HIV in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review
Women living with HIV in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) are at high risk of developing cervical cancer due to their immunocompromised status. Screening is an imperative prevention measure for early detection...
Food insecurity and the risk of depression in people living with HIV/AIDS: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: The link between food insecurity and depression in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) has been explored in numerous studies; however, the existing evidence is inconclusive due to inconsistent results....
HIV nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis among men who have sex with men: A systematic review and meta-analysis of global data
HIV nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis (nPEP) has been prescribed to men who have sex with men (MSM) for decades, but the global situation of nPEP implementation among this population remains unclear....
Adolescent mothers affected by HIV and their children: A scoping review of evidence and experiences from sub-Saharan Africa
While adolescents have received increasing attention in the global HIV response and international strategies and commitments, adolescent mothers and their children remain largely overlooked in research, funding and, programming for...
Clinician barriers and facilitators to routine HIV testing: A systematic review of the literature
BACKGROUND: Routine HIV screening rates are suboptimal. OBJECTIVES: This systematic review identified barriers to/facilitators of routine HIV testing, categorized them using the socioecological model (SEM), and provided recommendations for interventions...
Informing the measurement of wellbeing among young people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa for policy evaluations: A mixed-methods systematic review
Young people living with HIV (YPLHIV) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are at high risk of having a poor quality of life. Addressing wellbeing explicitly within HIV/AIDS policies could assist mitigation...
Socio-demographic characteristics and risk factors for HIV transmission in female bar workers in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic literature review
BACKGROUND: Although sex workers are considered a key population in the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), less consideration has been given to female bar workers (FBW), whose primary occupation...
The recovery rate from severe acute malnutrition among under-five years of children remains low in sub-Saharan Africa. A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
BACKGROUND: Globally, Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) has been reduced by only 11% over the past 20 years and continues to be a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. So far,...
A systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions for orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV/AIDS worldwide
BACKGROUND: Worldwide, there are more than 13.3 million orphans and vulnerable children affected by Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) (HIV OVC), defined as individuals below...
Social and structural determinants of household support for art adherence in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review
Adherence to HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a crucial factor in health outcomes for people living with HIV (PLWH). Interventions to support ART adherence are increasingly focused on the household...
