Category Archives: Population(s)
Mapping the evidence of intimate partner violence among women living with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review
OBJECTIVES: The present study undertakes a scoping review aimed to map the evidence of intimate partner violence (IPV) against women living with HIV/AIDS in Africa. DESIGN: We used the online...
Under-reporting of known HIV-positive status among people living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Monitoring progress towards the UNAIDS ‘first 90’ target requires accurate estimates of levels of diagnosis among people living with HIV (PLHIV), which is often estimated using self-report. We conducted a...
Effect of community-based interventions targeting female sex workers along the HIV care cascade in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Female sex workers are extremely vulnerable and highly susceptible to being infected with human immunodeficiency virus. As a result, community-based targeted interventions have been recommended as one of the...
Prevalence of HIV and HCV among injecting drug users in three selected WHO-EMRO countries: A meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: HIV and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infections are responsible for a significant burden of mortality and morbidity, particularly in developing countries. This study sought to determine the prevalence of...
Comparison of muscle strength, aerobic capacity and body composition between healthy adolescents and those living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background: The adverse effects of antiretroviral therapy associated with complications generated by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) promote impairments in physical fitness in adolescents. Objective: To analyze the aerobic capacity, muscle...
Incidence of herpes zoster in HIV-infected patients undergoing antiretroviral therapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis
The incidence of herpes zoster (HZ) in patients infected with HIV is higher than that of the general population. However, the incidence of HZ in HIV patients receiving antiretroviral therapy...
Prevalence of high-risk HPV genotypes in sub-Saharan Africa based on human immunodeficiency virus status: A 20-year systematic review
This review assessed the rate of high-risk Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection among women living in sub-Saharan Africa. It also determined the prevalence of high-risk HPV (hrHPV) among human immunodeficiency virus...
Changing knowledge and attitudes towards HIV Treatment-as-Prevention and “Undetectable=Untransmittable”: A systematic review
People on HIV treatment with undetectable virus cannot transmit HIV sexually (Undetectable=Untransmittable, U=U). However, the science of treatment-as-prevention (TasP) may not be widely understood by people with and without HIV...
Exploring the social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on people living with HIV (PLHIV): A scoping review
Understanding the clinical impact of COVID-19 has been central to emerging research in the HIV field, but in focusing on the biomedical, researchers must not overlook the socially embedded nature...
