Category Archives: Population(s)

BACKGROUND: People who are incarcerated experience disproportionately high rates of injecting drug use and infectious disease, including HIV, viral hepatitis and tuberculosis. However, comprehensive global data regarding the availability of...

Recent studies reveal that a suboptimal vaginal microbiome (VMB), including the enrichment of anaerobic bacteria associated with multiple female genital disorders, is linked to adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes in...

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BACKGROUND: Long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (LAI-PrEP) is a highly effective biomedical intervention for the prevention of HIV acquisition. There is a strong interest among communities and policymakers for LAI-PrEP scale-up,...

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is essential for HIV treatment, yet maintaining high adherence remains challenging in resource-limited settings. Mobile health (mHealth) interventions offer a scalable approach to support adherence. This meta-analysis...

BACKGROUND: HIV-related stigma among people living with HIV has emerged as a growing public health concern, yet limited longitudinal data are available to characterize its evolution over time. In this...

BACKGROUND: Inconsistent condom use represents the most proximal behavioral risk factor for acquisition and transmission of sexually transmitted infections, including human immunodeficiency virus. However, certain situations hinder female sex workers...

This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess health care providers’ awareness, willingness, and key barriers in implementing HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). The review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for...

BACKGROUND: The mpox outbreak in 2022 posed a new challenge to the medical system. We aimed to study the impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfection on mpox patients. METHODS:...

OBJECTIVES: Little is known about the natural history of oral HPV in people living with HIV (PLWH). This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated oral HPV prevalence among PLWH. METHODS: Studies...

Long-acting antiretroviral therapy (ART) has emerged as an innovative strategy to address limitations associated with daily oral regimens in people living with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), including adherence...

BACKGROUND: Depressive disorders are highly prevalent among people living with HIV (PLWH), severely impairing quality of life and antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence. While ART advances call for reassessing depressive disorders...