Category Archives: Epidemiology and Determinants of Health
Peer education interventions for HIV prevention and sexual health with young people in Mekong Region countries: A scoping review and conceptual framework
WHO-recommended rights-based approaches to sexual health emphasise participatory and youth-centred processes. Among these, peer education (PE) interventions are commonly used to promote HIV prevention and sexual health for young people,...
Effectiveness and safety of statins on outcomes in patients with HIV infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Statins are hypolipidaemic in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive individuals. However, their effect on all-cause mortality and rate of discontinuation is unclear. We conducted a systematic review to evaluate the...
Differentiating the incidence and burden of HIV by age among women who sell sex: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Introduction: Young women who sell sex (YWSS) are at heightened risk of HIV acquisition and transmission and are among the least engaged in HIV services. There is insufficient epidemiologic evidence characterizing...
Prevalence of hepatotoxicity among HIV-infected patients in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background: Globally, the human immunodeficiency virus has been recognized as a major public health concern. The direct toxicity of antiretroviral medicines or their active metabolites causes liver cell destruction by different...
Gender differences in suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and suicide death among people living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Objective: Although excess mortality, especially suicide, is a critical trait in people living with HIV, consensus about gender differences in these areas is lacking. We conducted meta-analyses to examine gender differences...
Psychiatric disorders in perinatally HIV-exposed, uninfected children: A systematic review
The population of perinatally HIV-exposed but uninfected (HEU) children is growing rapidly globally. However, perinatal HIV and antiretroviral (ARV) medicine exposure in HIV-uninfected children has raised concerns about HEU children’s...
Prevalence of syphilis among people living with HIV and its implication for enhanced coinfection monitoring and management in China: A meta-analysis
Background: People living with HIV (PLWH) are at an increased risk of syphilis infection. The objectives of this study were to assess the overall prevalence of syphilis among PLWH in China...
The proportion of HIV disclosure to sexual partners among people diagnosed with HIV in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Sexual behavior is one of the main routes of HIV/AIDS spread. HIV disclosure to sexual partners has been confirmed to be an important strategy for HIV/AIDS prevention and control....
Adolescent girls and young women’s experiences of living with HIV in the context of patriarchal culture in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review
Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in sub-Saharan Africa are disproportionately affected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) due to socio-cultural gender, power, and economic disparities. This scoping review examined...
Underestimated prevalence of HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis D virus (HDV) triple infection globally: Systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is a satellite RNA virus that relies on hepatitis B virus (HBV) for transmission. HIV/HBV/HDV coinfection or triple infection is common and has a worse...
The current challenges affecting the quality of care of HIV/AIDS in the Middle East: Perspectives from local experts and future directions
OBJECTIVE: This report aimed to reflect the experts’ views regarding the challenges affecting the quality of care for people living with HIV in the Middle East. Besides, we integrated experts’...
Prevalence of visceral leishmaniasis among people with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Leishmaniasis is a parasitic infection expressing different clinical phenotypes. Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is considered an opportunistic infection among people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The objective of this review was...
