Category Archives: Population(s)
Burden and clinical impact of ‘neglected’ transfusion-transmitted infections in Cameroon: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Blood supply is a public health challenge in African countries. In Cameroon, blood selection guidelines focus on four viral and bacterial pathogens (HIV, hepatitis B and C viruses, Treponema pallidum)...
Barriers and facilitators to healthcare access among Sub-Saharan African migrants in Europe: A scoping review
Background Sub-Saharan African (SSA) migrants represent a significant and growing proportion of Europe’s diverse migrant population; yet face substantial barriers in accessing healthcare services. Understanding these barriers is essential for...
Burden of malaria-HIV coinfection and associated adverse outcomes in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background The co-occurrence of malaria and HIV represents a significant health crisis in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Ethiopia, where both diseases are prevalent. This synergistic burden aggravates health inequalities, strains...
Models of care for women living with HIV in Europe: A scoping review
INTRODUCTION: With the widespread availability of antiretroviral therapy, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has become a chronic condition requiring long-term, integrated care. Women with HIV experience distinct clinical, reproductive, and psychosocial...
Cardiovascular diseases among people living with HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia: A scoping review
Background Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/ Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) remains a significant burden in Ethiopia. People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) are at increased risk of cardiovascular diseases due to both...
Relationship between onychomycosis and HIV: A systematic review
Background/Objectives: Onychomycosis is a fungal nail infection that may present with severe, atypical, or treatment-resistant features in people living with HIV. Despite its clinical importance, evidence regarding its epidemiology, causative...
Prevalence of loneliness and social isolation among people living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Design A systematic review and meta-analysis. Data Sources PubMed, Cochrane Library, SciELO Citation Index (via Web of Science), Scopus, Embase, PsycArticles, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature...
One-year mortality among adults with advanced HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background: In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), people with HIV continue to present with advanced HIV disease (AHD), putting them at high risk of life-threatening opportunistic diseases. We aimed to estimate mortality...
Defining HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) persistence: A scoping review
INTRODUCTION: When assessing the effectiveness of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) programmes, interventions, or modalities, it is important to understand patterns of PrEP use. Continued use of PrEP is frequently referred to...
Systematic review of sexual violence against sex workers: Implications for mental and sexual health
Background: Sex workers worldwide experience different forms of violence and stigma that increase the risk of adverse health outcomes. It is assumed that a discriminatory, criminalizing context as well as intersectional...
Comparative safety of B/F/TAF versus other antiretroviral therapy regimens for treatment-experienced people with HIV-1: A systematic literature review and network meta-analysis
Aim: With modern antiretroviral therapy (ART), HIV-1 has now become a manageable chronic condition. Among treatment-experienced (TE) people with HIV-1 (PWH), ART regimens can influence metabolic and renal outcomes and...
Perinatal HIV in Europe: Clinical advances and psychosocial challenges—A scoping review
Despite significant biomedical advances in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV, residual transmission and suboptimal maternal outcomes persist across Europe. The challenge is no longer primarily virological but...
