Category Archives: Children or Youth (less than 18 years old)

Sex worker HIV risk

2012

Key take-home messages The Canadian literature primarily encompasses female sex workers in Vancouver, and studies from other high income countries often addressed demographic niches that were not transferrable to the...

HIV prevalence and testing among street-involved youth in Ontario

2014

Key take-home messages Although the evidence about rates of HIV transmission among street-involved youth is unclear, this group is at risk of sexually transmitted bloodborne infections due to factors such...

Transitioning from adolescent to adult care in HIV

2015

Key take-home messages A range of social, psychological, economic, structural and cultural factors affect adolescents’ ability to transition from pediatric HIV care to adult care. Compared to HIV-negative adolescents, adolescents...

What factors affect the health and well-being of lesbian, gay and bisexual Asian youth?

2016

Key take-home messages Some studies have found a relationship between sexual minority status and substance use among Asian youth and adults. However, other studies have found evidence of resilience among...

Engaging law enforcement in harm reduction programs for people who inject drugs

2016

Key take-home messages Injection drug use is a major contributor to the spread of HIV and Hepatitis C in Canada. Laws and policing practices that govern injection drug use influence...

Challenges faced by HIV-positive youth transitioning to adult care and evidence-based practices to address them

2017

Key take-home messages The barriers to successful transition to adult HIV care include lack of preparation, psychosocial stressors, loss of relationships, stigma, and barriers within the adult health care system...

Online mental health counselling interventions

2018

Key take-home messages There are no universal best practice recommendations for the provision of online counselling. Across various platforms, modalities, and populations, study results are varied and often inconclusive with...

Effectiveness of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV

2018

Key take-home messages Oral PrEP (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate with emtricitabine) is highly protective against HIV acquisition across various populations and across different dosing schedules. Open label and demonstration projects in...

Interventions for developmental delays in children born to HIV-infected mothers: A systematic review

2018

Children born to HIV-infected mothers have worse developmental outcomes compared to HIV-unexposed children. However, little is known about interventions to improve developmental outcomes in this population. This study systematically reviews...

Congenital HIV: Prevention of maternal to child transmission

2018

BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is caused by a cytopathic lentivirus. HIV without adequate treatment during pregnancy can result in maternal to child transmission (MCT) of the virus. Sequelae can...

Sociocultural factors influencing infant-feeding choices among African immigrant women living with HIV: A synthesis of the literature

2018

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The World Health Organizations (WHO) strategy is to eliminate pediatric HIV. HIV prevention guidelines in high-income countries recommend mothers living with HIV avoid breastfeeding. Yet, breastfeeding is...

Mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection and its associated factors in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2018

BACKGROUND: Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) is the main mode of HIV transmission in children under 15 years old. This problem is significant in the Sub-Saharan African countries, where more than 80%...

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