Category Archives: Population(s)
Interventions and strategies to increase cervical cancer screening, treatment, and retention in care among persons with HIV in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review
Cervical cancer (CC) and HIV pose two major public health challenges, with low and middle-income countries (LMICs) exhibiting the highest disease burden and mortality rate for both HIV and CC-related...
Comprehensive appraisal of the association between sexually transmitted infections and prostate cancer: A scoping review of empirical studies, reviews, and meta-analyses
We performed a scoping review on the association of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) with prostate cancer and identified knowledge gaps. Searching four databases (Medline, Embase, Scopus, and Cochrane) identified 286...
Natural resistance to HIV infection: Role of immune activation
INTRODUCTION: Although repeated exposure to HIV-1 can result in infection, some individuals remain seronegative without clinical or serologic evidence of infection; these individuals are known as HIV-1-exposed seronegative individuals. This...
Measurement and evaluation of community engagement in complex, chronic medical conditions: HIV and obesity as exemplar conditions
Objective To systematically review, describe, and compare quantitative measures of community engagement in obesity and HIV prevention research. Materials & Methods A systematic review adhering to PRISMA and PROSPERO guidelines...
Barriers to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake for men who have sex with both men and women: A global scoping review
BackgroundAlthough PrEP is a highly effective HIV prevention method, some groups are underrepresented in PrEP uptake. Much HIV prevention research groups gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with...
Preventing unintended pregnancies and HIV through self-care interventions in east and southern Africa: Findings from a structured review
OBJECTIVE: To identify promising interventions targeting young people in East and Southern Africa through self-care practices, with a focus on prevention of unintended pregnancies and HIV and develop four evidence-based...
Satisfaction with HIV/AIDS treatment and care services and its associated factors among adult people receiving antiretroviral therapy in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Objective To make healthcare programmes more patient-centred and efficient in light of limited resources, it is crucial to ensure patient satisfaction. There is limited information on the overall level of...
Barriers and facilitators to accessing sexual and reproductive health services for people with severe mental illness: A systematic review
PURPOSE: Despite increased prevalence of sexual and reproductive health problems among people with severe mental illness (SMI), uptake of sexual and reproductive healthcare in this group is poor. The reasons...
A scoping review: Forced/coerced sterilization as a socio-cultural risk factor for sexually transmitted HIV for older Black women
Understanding socio-cultural factors that influence older (age 50 and up) Black women’s risk for sexually transmitted HIV has often been absent from policies and programs. This scoping review asked: What...
Retention in care after transition to adult care for adolescents and young adults with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Objective: To evaluate the retention rates of adolescents and young adults (aged 10-25 years) living with HIV during the transition to adult HIV care. Methods: The study involved 15 cohort studies conducted...
A systematic review of mediation analysis frameworks in studies examining the determinants of cardiometabolic outcomes in people living with HIV
Introduction Mediation analysis provides a more flexible mechanistic view of the causal relationship between HIV-related factors and cardiometabolic diseases. However, there is limited evidence on how mediation analysis is implemented...
