Category Archives: Epidemiology and Determinants of Health

Mental health research in Botswana: a semi-systematic scoping review

2020

Mental and substance use disorders are a leading cause of disability worldwide. Despite this, there is a paucity of mental health research in low- and middle-income countries, especially in sub-Saharan...

Meta-synthesis of qualitative research of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) adherence among men who have sex with men (MSM)

2020

The aim of the study was to consolidate evidence on barriers and facilitators to PrEP adherence among men who have sex with men. PubMed, Science Direct, and EBSCO host were...

Prevalence and type distribution of human papillomavirus recovered from the uterine cervix of Nigerian women: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2020

BACKGROUND: Infection with an oncogenic type of human papillomavirus is a prerequisite for the development of precancerous cervical lesions and its subsequent progression to cervical cancer. With an alarming increase...

Methadone maintenance therapy service components linked to improvements in HIV care cascade outcomes: A systematic review of trials and observational studies

2020

BACKGROUND: The beneficial links between engagement in methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) and HIV treatment outcomes have been extensively described. Nevertheless, people who use drugs (PWUD) continue to experience suboptimal HIV...

Prevalence of vertical HIV infection and its risk factors among HIV exposed infants in East Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2020

BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is one of the most important global health problems. More than one and half million of children are living with HIV in the world, and...

Country-level diversity of the HIV-1 pandemic between 1990 and 2015

2020

Background: The global diversity of HIV forms a major challenge to the development of an HIV vaccine, as well as diagnostic, drug resistance, and viral load assays, which are essential...

Quality of life of people with HIV/AIDS in Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2020

BACKGROUND: Assessing the quality of life in HIV/AIDS patients is of great importance not only for evaluating the effect of the disease, but also to measure the impact of the...

Impact of COVID-19 on people with HIV: A Review

2020

There is great concern about the impact of COVID-19 among the nearly 40 million people living with HIV (PLWH) worldwide. In this review, we surveyed current literature and found no...

Barriers to cervical cancer screening among women living with HIV in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review

2020

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...

A scoping review on the role of masculine norms in men’s engagement in the HIV care continuum in sub-Saharan Africa

2019

Men living with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa are less likely than women to be engaged at each stage of the HIV care continuum. We conducted a scoping review in May...

Adolescent mothers affected by HIV and their children: A scoping review of evidence and experiences from sub-Saharan Africa

2020

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...

Delivery of sexual and reproductive health interventions in conflict settings: A systematic review

2020

BACKGROUND: It is essential to provide comprehensive sexual and reproductive health (SRH) interventions to women affected by armed conflict, but there is a lack of evidence on effective approaches to...

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