Category Archives: Population(s)
Hiding in plain sight: Highlighting the research gap on access to HIV and other sexual health services for underrepresented gay men in developed Western countries—Insights from a scoping review with a focus on Arab men
BACKGROUND: Strategies pertaining to HIV and sexual health for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) have shifted focus towards underrepresented subgroups within some developed Western...
Risk of death and readmission among individuals with heart failure and HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis
The association between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status and readmissions and death outcomes in patients with established heart failure (HF) remains unclear. We conducted a systematic search of PubMed, EMBASE,...
A systematic review of the impact of HIV-related stigma and serostatus disclosure on retention in care and antiretroviral therapy adherence among women with HIV in the United States/Canada
This systematic review explores the roles of HIV stigma and disclosure of HIV serostatus in antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence and retention in care (RIC) among women with HIV (WHIV) in...
Advances in HIV self-testing: Systematic review of current developments and the road ahead in high-burden countries of Africa
OBJECTIVES: Although HIV self-testing technologies have created new opportunities for achieving national and global HIV testing goals, current developments have not been compiled to inform policy and practice, especially in...
Managing IBD patients with concomitant HIV infection—A systematic review
Purpose of review: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a chronic GI inflammatory condition induced by a dysregulated immune system activation, whereas HIV infection causes depletion of the immune system, inducing immunosuppression....
Differences in breastfeeding duration by maternal HIV status: A pooled analysis of nationally representative surveys in sub-Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: Breastfeeding improves child survival but is a source of mother-to-child HIV transmission among women with unsuppressed HIV infection. Estimated HIV incidence in children is sensitive to breastfeeding duration among...
Is Bartonella sp. infection relevant in hematological malignancies in HIV-negative patients? A literature review
Bartonelloses are diseases caused by Bartonella sp., transmitted to humans by blood sucking arthropod vectors. Clinical presentations include bacillary angiomatosis, cat scratch disease and atypical forms. We performed a review...