Category Archives: Population(s)

Concept analysis of psychosocial distress among African American and Latine men who have sex with men: Implications for HIV care

2024

AIM: The aim of this study is to provide conceptual clarity on psychosocial distress among African American and Latine men who have sex with men living with human immunodeficiency virus....

Real-world clinical and economic outcomes from rapid start antiretroviral therapy in HIV: Systematic review and meta-analysis

2024

Objective: We aimed to synthesize clinical and economic outcomes of rapid start versus non-rapid antiretroviral therapy (ART) in people with HIV (PWH) in real-world settings. Methods: A search was conducted...

HIV-related perceived stigma and internalized stigma among people living with HIV/AIDS in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2024

BACKGROUND: HIV-related stigma has significant adverse impacts on people living with HIV/AIDS, such as psychological distress, decreased quality of life, a reluctance to get screened and treated, and a reluctance...

Maternal inflammatory and microbial drivers of low birthweight in low- and middle-income countries

2024

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...

Prevalence of Giardia duodenalis among African children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2024

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...

Magnitude of consistent condom use and associated factors among people living with HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia: Implication for reducing infections and re-infection. A systematic review and meta-analysis

2024

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 impact of HIV upon the PCI results: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2024

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...

Prevalence of co-trimoxazole resistance among HIV-infected individuals in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2024

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...

Effectiveness of MenB-4C vaccine against gonorrhea: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2024

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...

Barriers and facilitators along the PrEP continuum of care among Latinx sexual minoritized men and transgender women: A systematic review

2024

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,...

An analysis of approaches to reduction of HIV stigma across the world through educational interventions: A scoping review

2024

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...

HIV prevention interventions for women who use substances

2024

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