Category Archives: Determinants of Health
Understanding the stigma experience of men living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: A qualitative meta-synthesis
Men living with HIV (MLWH) in sub-Saharan Africa experience poor health outcomes and increased AIDS-related deaths due to stigma influencing testing and treatment uptake and adherence. PRISMA 2020 was used...
Incidence rate of tuberculosis among HIV infected children in Ethiopia: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Tuberculosis is one the leading causes of death from a single infectious disease, caused by the bacillus mycobacterium tuberculosis. In Ethiopia, even though several primary studies have been conducted...
Mapping evidence on barriers to and facilitators of diagnosing noncommunicable diseases among people living with human immunodeficiency virus in low- and middle-income countries in Africa: A scoping review
OBJECTIVES: To map the evidence on the barriers to and facilitators of diagnosing noncommunicable diseases among people living with HIV in low- and middle-income countries in Africa. INTRODUCTION: Noncommunicable diseases...
Community interventions for pandemic preparedness: A scoping review of pandemic preparedness lessons from HIV, COVID-19, and other public health emergencies of international concern
Community action is broadly recognised as central to comprehensive and effective system responses to pandemics. However, there is uncertainty about how and where communities can be best supported to bolster...
Effectiveness of eHealth interventions for HIV prevention, testing and management: An umbrella review
BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has become a major contributor to the global burden of disease. Globally, the number of cases of HIV continues to increase. Electronic health (eHealth)...
Digital strategies supporting social network approaches to HIV testing: A scoping review
Purpose of review: This review captured how digital strategies support social network approaches to promote HIV testing. Recent finding: Overall, 29 studies were identified by searching PubMed and Embase for studies published...
Person-centred interventions to improve patient-provider relationships for HIV services in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review
INTRODUCTION: Person-centred care (PCC) has been recognized as a critical element in delivering quality and responsive health services. The patient-provider relationship, conceptualized at the core of PCC in multiple models,...
Identifying best practices for increasing HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use and persistence in the United States: A systematic review
A qualitative systematic review was conducted to evaluate pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) interventions, describe characteristics of best practices for increasing PrEP use and persistence, and explore research gaps based on current...
The impact of armed conflicts on HIV treatment outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Despite the fact that Sub-Saharan Africa bears a disproportionate burden of armed conflicts and HIV infection, there has been inadequate synthesis of the impact of armed conflict on HIV...
Facilitators and barriers to adherence to anti-retroviral treatment among pregnant or breastfeeding women living with HIV and perinatally infected infants: A scoping review
In 2022, 54% of 1.5 million children (age 0-14) living with HIV had access to anti-retroviral medication (ART). Adherence to ART for pregnant or breastfeeding HIV + women is critical...
