Category Archives: Mental Health
Syndemics and clinical impact of HIV and mental health conditions among people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis
INTRODUCTION: People living with HIV (PLWH) may be exposed to harmful political, social, economic and environmental factors that exacerbate their risk of mental health conditions. Such factors can interact synergistically...
Strategies to integrate non-communicable disease interventions in HIV and tuberculosis care contexts in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review
INTRODUCTION: Integration of management of tuberculosis (TB) and HIV with prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is a global priority. However, delivering the full spectrum of HIV/TB and NCD...
The Prevalence and Influencing Factors of Frailty Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults With HIV/AIDS From a Global Perspective: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
AIM: Currently, frailty has become a central issue in health management among middle-aged and older people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) worldwide. The objective is to develop targeted strategies to improve...
Inconsistent condom use and its associated factors among female sex workers in African countries: Systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Inconsistent condom use represents the most proximal behavioral risk factor for acquisition and transmission of sexually transmitted infections, including human immunodeficiency virus. However, certain situations hinder female sex workers...
Prevalence and associated factors of ICD/DSM-diagnosed depressive disorders among people living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Depressive disorders are highly prevalent among people living with HIV (PLWH), severely impairing quality of life and antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence. While ART advances call for reassessing depressive disorders...
A web of risk: multilevel factors and feedback loops (re)produce HIV ‘risk’ among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men – a global systematic review
BACKGROUND: HIV literature shows that gay, bisexual and men who have sex with other men (GBMSM) experience inequities across social and contextual factors. Given growing inequities, this study used complex...
Vulnerability and non-adherence to treatment in cisgender women living with HIV/AIDS: A scoping review (2000-2024)
BACKGROUND: Cisgender women are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS due to structural gender inequalities and intersecting social determinants, which generate vulnerability contexts that act as barriers to treatment adherence. METHODS: A...
Mental health of women with HIV: A qualitative meta-synthesis
BACKGROUND: Women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) experience significant psychological burdens due to biological and gendered factors such as pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding. However, a life course-based understanding of...
Associations between neuroimaging measures and cognitive performance in children, adolescents, and youth living with HIV—A systematic review
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Neurodevelopmental delays and neuroimaging abnormalities continue to be found in children, adolescents, and youth living with HIV despite the administration of effective combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). However,...
Structural and socio-cultural barriers to HIV prevention tools among key populations: A scoping review
INTRODUCTION: Despite decades of HIV prevention efforts, key populations – MSM, transgender people, PWUD, sex workers, and migrants – remain disproportionately affected by HIV. Although prevention tools are widely available,...
Physical activity counseling for people living with HIV: A scoping review
Objective: To explore evidence on physical activity counseling for people living with HIV (PLHIV). Methods: Searches covered earliest records in PubMed (1946), Embase (1947), Web of Science (1900), Scopus (1788), and LILACS...
