Category Archives: Population(s)

BACKGROUND: Low birthweight (LBW) is when an infant is born too soon or too small, and it affects one in seven infants in low- and middle-income countries. LBW has a...

BACKGROUND: Giardia duodenalis (G. duodenalis) is one of the major causes of diarrhea among children. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the prevalence of G. duodenalis and...

BACKGROUND: The human immune virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome, is a major threat to the health of millions of people worldwide. In Ethiopia, there were more than a million...

The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to comprehensively evaluate the latest evidences and summarise the impact of HIV on PCI outcomes. A PRISMA guided literature search was...

Background Co-trimoxazole is used as a prophylaxis for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients to prevent opportunistic infections. Its widespread use results in the emergence of co-trimoxazole resistance, which is a...

Introduction: There is no licensed vaccine against gonorrhea but Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B outer membrane vesicle-based vaccines, like MenB-4C, may offer cross-protection against gonorrhea. This systematic review and meta-analysis synthesized...

Latinx cisgender sexually minoritized men (SMM) and transgender women (TW) in the U.S. are disproportionately affected by HIV. Although pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a highly effective strategy for HIV prevention,...

OBJECTIVE: To determinate the educational interventions for reducing the stigma caused by HIV worldwide. METHODS: This scoping review study analyzed all papers published from early 2000 to the end of...

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HIV and parasite infections accelerate biological aging, resulting in immune senescence, apoptosis and cellular damage. Telomere length is considered to be one of the most effective biomarkers of biological aging....

Disengagement from care among people with HIV (PWH) and hepatitis C (HCV) increases the risks of adverse health outcomes and poses significant barriers to achieving global HIV and HCV elimination...

Background Southeast Asia is undergoing an epidemiological transition with non-communicable illnesses becoming increasingly important, yet infectious diseases (tuberculosis, HIV, hepatitis B, malaria) remain widely prevalent in some populations, while emerging...