Category Archives: Population(s)

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for 900,000 deaths annually. People living with HIV are at a higher risk of developing CVD....

BACKGROUND: We conducted a systematic review and network meta-analysis to identify which HIV self-testing (HIVST) distribution strategies are most effective. METHODS: We abstracted data from randomized controlled trials and observational...

OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN: People living with HIV (PLH) suffer disproportionately from the chronic diseases exacerbated by smoking tobacco. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to establish the relative prevalence...

BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends an additional dose of measles-containing vaccine (MCV) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected children receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy following immune reconstitution. We conducted...

INTRODUCTION: Contrasting findings have been published regarding the effect of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) on tuberculosis (TB) drug pharmacokinetics (PK). OBJECTIVES: The aim of this systematic review was to investigate...

Key take-home messages HIV self-testing is highly acceptable but could be cost prohibitive, especially for individuals at high risk of acquiring HIV and communities with high rates of poverty, HIV...

Key take-home messages Among reported HIV cases with a known race/ethnicity in Canada in 2017, 6.3% were among individuals from Latin America. In 2018, Latinx persons in the U.S. were...

Key take-home messages There is wide support of take-home naloxone programs as they are associated with decreased mortality, but there is some evidence that take-home naloxone alone may not be...

BACKGROUND: Screening and treating premalignant cervical lesions (cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2+ [CIN2+]) is an effective way to prevent cervical cancer, and recommendations exist for the monitoring of treatment success. Yet,...

BACKGROUND: Common mental disorders are frequent psychiatric comorbid conditions among people with HIV/AIDS. The presence of such psychiatric disorders negatively affects the treatment adherence, viral load suppression, quality of life,...

Abstract Background Tobacco consumption is more life-threatening in people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) than within the general population; therefore, people living with HIV (PLWH) should be highly motivated...

INTRODUCTION: Heterogeneity of sociodemographics and risk behaviours across the HIV treatment cascade could influence the public health impact of universal ART in sub-Saharan Africa if those not virologically suppressed are...