Category Archives: Population(s)
Underestimated prevalence of HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis D virus (HDV) triple infection globally: Systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is a satellite RNA virus that relies on hepatitis B virus (HBV) for transmission. HIV/HBV/HDV coinfection or triple infection is common and has a worse...
A systematic review of four decades of prevalence of oral soft tissue infections and conditions among adult HIV patients in India
Oral lesions are a cue for decreased immunity among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive patients. There is no cumulative data available related to the prevalence of oral soft tissue lesions...
Barriers and facilitators to the implementation and scale up of differentiated service delivery models for HIV treatment in Africa: A scoping review
BACKGROUND: In the face of health-system constraints, local policymakers and decision-makers face difficult choices about how to implement, expand and institutionalize antiretroviral therapy (ART) services. This scoping review aimed to...
Why do men who have sex with men practice condomless sex? A systematic review and meta-synthesis
BACKGROUND: Despite a large amount of behavioral interventions to reduce human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related high-risk sexual behaviors, consistent condom use remains suboptimal among men who have sex with men (MSM)....
The current challenges affecting the quality of care of HIV/AIDS in the Middle East: Perspectives from local experts and future directions
OBJECTIVE: This report aimed to reflect the experts’ views regarding the challenges affecting the quality of care for people living with HIV in the Middle East. Besides, we integrated experts’...
Are intersectoral costs considered in economic evaluations of interventions relating to sexually transmitted infections (STIs)? A systematic review
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) not only have an impact on the health sector but also the private resources of those affected, their families and other sectors of society (i.e....
Transition interventions for adolescents on antiretroviral therapy on transfer from pediatric to adult healthcare: A systematic review
Globally, adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) experience poor health outcomes such as low retention in care, ART non-adherence and viral non-suppression. These outcomes coincide with the period during and after...
Prevalence of visceral leishmaniasis among people with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Leishmaniasis is a parasitic infection expressing different clinical phenotypes. Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is considered an opportunistic infection among people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The objective of this review was...
Tuberculosis in household contacts of tuberculosis patients in sub-Saharan African countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background: The Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex causes tuberculosis, a severe public health problem. Close contacts of someone who has active pulmonary tuberculosis were at a greater risk of contracting the disease. Despite the large...
