Category Archives: Epidemiology and Determinants of Health
Role of vitamin-D supplementation in TB/HIV co-infected patients
2020
Objective: This review aimed to assess the role of vitamin D supplementation on the decrement of mortality and morbidity rate among tuberculosis (TB)/human immune deficiency virus (HIV) co-infected clients.Method: Pub...
Nature and extent of hearing loss in HIV-infected children: A scoping review
2020
INTRODUCTION: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has had a major impact on life expectancy from HIV as many people now live with it as a chronic disease. Chronic HIV has been associated...
HIV and drug related stigma and risk-taking behaviors among people who inject drugs: A systematic review and meta-analysis
2020
The impact of HIV-related stigma on people living with HIV has been well documented, but there have been few studies examining how drug-related stigma impacts risk-taking in the lives of...
Mortality among people With opioid use disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis
2020
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Opioids are among the most commonly used class of illicit drugs. We aimed to produce pooled estimates of mortality risks among people with opioid use disorder (OUD),...
Experiences and attitudes of people with HIV/AIDS: A systematic review of qualitative studies
2020
The aim of this article was to explore the experiences and attitudes of people with HIV/AIDS. A systematic review of qualitative studies was carried out. Twenty-seven articles were included, with...
The prevalence of HIV among MSM in China: A large-scale systematic analysis
2019
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) has become a significant public health challenge. The aim was to comprehensively estimate the national prevalence of...
Addressing minority stress and mental health among men who have sex with men (MSM) in China
2020
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Men who have sex with men (MSM) in China experience elevated risks of mental health issues in comparison to the general population in China, which contribute to...
Factors associated with general sexual functioning and sexual satisfaction among people living with HIV: A systematic review
2019
Sexual difficulties, experienced by half of the people living with HIV (PLWH), not only affect quality of life but have been associated with lower adherence to antiretroviral medication. This systematic...
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV patients in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis
2020
We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the prevalence of adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in India, the third largest HIV epidemic in the world. We identified peer...
HBV infection in HIV-driven immune suppression
2019
Worldwide, approximately 10% of all human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected people are also chronically coinfected with hepatitis B virus (HBV). HBV infection has a poor prognosis in HIV-positive people and has...
Trend of HIV-1 drug resistance in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis of data accumulated over 17 years (2001-2017)
2020
Background: The emergence and spread of HIV-1 drug resistance may compromise HIV control globally. In response to HIV/AIDS epidemic, China launched national HIV/AIDS treatment program in 2003, and started to...
HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis
2019
Given the high burden of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among female sex workers (FSW) and their potential role in bridging HIV/STIs into the general population, estimating the...
