Category Archives: Population(s)

Testosterone and depression: Systematic review and meta-analysis

2009

BACKGROUND: Studies suggest that testosterone (TT) replacement may have an antidepressant effect in depressed patients. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to explore the effect of TT administration on...

Entry and retention in medical care among HIV-diagnosed persons: A meta-analysis

2010

OBJECTIVE: A ‘test and treat’ strategy to reduce HIV transmission hinges on linking and retaining HIV patients in care to achieve the full benefit of antiretroviral therapy. We integrated empirical...

HIV/STI risk among venue-based female sex workers across the globe: A look back and the way forward

2013

Female sex workers (FSWs) continue to represent a high-risk population in need of targeted HIV prevention interventions. Targeting environmental risk factors should result in more sustainable behavior change than individual-level...

Impact of antiretroviral drugs in pregnant women and their children in Africa: HIV resistance and treatment outcomes

2013

The global community has committed itself to eliminating new pediatric HIV infections by 2015 and improving maternal, newborn, and child health and survival in the context of HIV. Such objectives...

A meta-analysis and systematic review of HIV risk behavior among fishermen

2014

With HIV prevalence levels up to 30%, fishermen as a group have a comparable prevalence to at-risk populations such as female sex workers (FSWs), truck drivers, military personnel, and prisoners....

Behavior change interventions to prevent HIV infection among women living in low and middle income countries: A systematic review

2010

We conducted a systematic review of behavioral change interventions to prevent the sexual transmission of HIV among women and girls living in low- and middle-income countries. PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science,...

HIV transmission risk through anal intercourse: Systematic review, meta-analysis and implications for HIV prevention

2010

BACKGROUND: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectiousness of anal intercourse (AI) has not been systematically reviewed, despite its role driving HIV epidemics among men who have sex with men (MSM)...

Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) for changing HIV-related risk behavior in developing countries

2012

BACKGROUND: Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) continues to play a critical role in HIV prevention, care and treatment. In recent years, different modalities of VCT have been implemented, including clinic-,...

Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors in combination therapy for HIV patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis

2010

Treatment guidelines recommend dual nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI ) as a part of combination antiretroviral therapy. The objective of this study was to assess the relative efficacy and toxicity...

The effects of exercise training on metabolic and morphological outcomes for people living with HIV: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials

2010

PURPOSE: to determine the effects of exercise on metabolic and morphological outcomes among people with HIV using a systematic search strategy of randomized, controlled trials (RCTs). METHODS: two independent reviewers...

Analysis of neuropsychiatric adverse events during clinical trials of efavirenz in antiretroviral-naive patients: A systematic review

2010

People with HIV infection have several risk factors for developing neuropsychiatric adverse events: preexisting conditions, HIV disease stage, and antiretroviral treatment. The most widely used system for assessing neuropsychiatric adverse...

Treatment outcomes of treatment-naive Hepatitis C patients co-infected with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational cohorts

2013

INTRODUCTION: Co-infection with Hepatitis C (HCV) and HIV is common and HIV accelerates hepatic disease progression due to HCV. However, access to HCV treatment is limited and success rates are...

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