Category Archives: Population(s)

Cutting edge strategies for screening of novel anti-HIV drug candidates against HIV infection: A concise overview of cell based assays

2023

The advent of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy has majorly contributed towards reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with HIV infected people, thus improving the quality of their life. Still, the...

A review of basic knowledge of HIV infection for orthodontic management of HIV patients

2023

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that causes an infection affecting immunity-providing white blood cells. The HIV pandemic is far from over and is a major socio-economical burden. As...

A review of serious gaming as an intervention for HIV prevention

2023

PURPOSEOF REVIEW: Young people face the highest number of new HIV infections globally. With today’s increasing access to smartphones, serious games have been viewed as an effective means of improving...

The effect of HIV prevalence, CD4 counts and disease severity on the outcome of total knee arthroplasty for haemophilic arthropathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2023

Purpose: End-stage knee arthropathy is a recognised complication of haemophilia. It is often treated by total knee arthroplasty (TKA), which is more technically challenging in patients with haemophilia (PwH). It remains...

Traditional male circumcision and the risk for HIV transmission among men: A systematic review

2023

OBJECTIVES: To synthesise evidence to determine whether, in contrast to medical male circumcision, traditional male circumcision (TMC) practices may contribute to HIV transmission and what the impacts of TMC are...

Risks of Type 2 diabetes among older people living with HIV: A scoping review

2023

Background: The effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy has enabled people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (PLWH) to live longer. With this longevity, there is the risk of developing age-related chronic conditions...

Prevalence and variability of HIV/AIDS-associated neurocognitive impairments in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2023

Background: HIV/AIDS-associated neurocognitive impairments negatively affect treatment adherence, viral load suppression, CD4 count, functionality, and the overall quality of life of people with seropositive status. However, huge variability is observed across...

Dental caries in HIV-infected children and adolescents: A systematic review with meta-analysis

2023

This study aimed to evaluate and compare the risk of dental caries in between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected and uninfected children and adolescents. An electronic search was performed on PubMed/MEDLINE,...

Assessing PrEP messaging and communication: A review of the qualitative literature

2023

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a biomedical HIV prevention intervention approved by the FDA in 2012. Nevertheless, most sexual minority men (SMM) who could benefit from its use are not currently...

Prevalence and incidence of stroke among people living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2023

Objective: We aimed to obtain more precise estimates of stroke to address the wide variation of stroke burden among people with HIV (PWH) in different clinical settings. Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis....

Lifetime prevalence and adherence rate of cervical cancer screening among women living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2023

INTRODUCTION: Women living with HIV (WLWH) are more likely to develop cervical cancer. Screening and available healthcare can effectively reduce its incidence and mortality rates. We aimed to summarize the...

HIV prevention intervention-related research with adult, sexual minority hispanic men in the United States: A systematic review

2023

The systematic review describes aims to synthesize the HIV prevention intervention-related research conducted among adult, US sexual minority Hispanic men since 2012. Following PRISMA guidelines, 15 articles representing 14 studies...

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