Category Archives: Population(s)
A review of approaches used to increase awareness of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the United States
PrEP is an important and useful HIV prevention strategy, yet awareness remains low among at-risk populations in the United States and elsewhere in the world. As previous studies have shown...
Efficacy and safety of oral TDF-based pre-exposure prophylaxis for men who have sex with men: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is used as an HIV prevention method by people at substantial risk of HIV infection. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates current clinical evidence for use...
Social network and HIV risk behaviors in female sex workers: A systematic review
BACKGROUND: Social network characteristics have an important role in understanding HIV transmission among female sex workers. The purpose of this systematic review was to summarize and critically appraise the existing...
How linked are national HIV and SRHR strategies? A review of SRHR and HIV strategies in 60 countries
The connection between HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) is widely recognised along with the benefits of linking them at the legal/policy, health systems, and service delivery...
Mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection and its associated factors in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) is the main mode of HIV transmission in children under 15 years old. This problem is significant in the Sub-Saharan African countries, where more than 80%...
Global burden of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in people living with the human immunodeficiency virus: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background -With advances in anti-retroviral therapy, most deaths in people with human immune-deficiency virus (HIV) are now due to non-communicable illnesses especially cardiovascular disease. We determine the association between HIV...
A scoping review of the role of HIV-related stigma and discrimination in noncommunicable disease care
BACKGROUND: People living with HIV are increasingly burdened by noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) as a result of the NCD susceptibility that accompanies increased life expectancy and the rising global prevalence of...
Prevalence of depression or depressive symptoms among people living with HIV/AIDS in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: The number of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) in China continues to increase. Depression, a common mental disorder in this population, may confer a higher likelihood of worse health...
AIDS-affected orphans in Sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review on outcome differences in rural and urban environments
Currently, there are more than 11 million AIDS-affected orphans that suffer from various adverse effects, most of whom reside in sub-Saharan Africa. The difference between whether a child resides in...
Risk of cardiovascular disease associated with exposure to abacavir among individuals with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analyses of results from seventeen epidemiologic studies
BACKGROUND: Abacavir’s potential to cause cardiovascular disease (CVD) among people living with HIV (PLWH) is debated. We conduct a systematic review and meta-analyses to assess CVD risk from recent and...
