Category Archives: Children or Youth (less than 18 years old)
HIV serostatus disclosure in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A systematic review
2018
HIV status disclosure among people living with HIV/AIDS has been shown to have a number of both personal and public health benefits, but rates of HIV status disclosure remain low...
Mental health status of women and families infected and affected by HIV/AIDS
2010
Key take-home messages Evidence-based interventions are needed to support women living with HIV/AIDS to develop effective parenting skills for their children. Due to the disproportionate burden of depression on women...
Academic achievement and psychosocial needs of children affected by or infected with HIV/AIDS
2010
Key take-home messages There is very little research that directly examines the long-term academic achievement or the psychosocial needs of children affected by HIV. Of the studies that do exist...
Sexual abstinence among people living with HIV/AIDS
2011
Key take-home messages Diagnosis of HIV infection can have far-reaching implications: people’s sexual interest, the pleasure they derive from sex, their sense of attractiveness or appeal as a sexual partner...
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...
eHealth to enhance treatment adherence among youth living with HIV
2018
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Multiple reviews have examined eHealth/mHealth interventions to address treatment adherence, including those focusing on youth living with HIV (YLWH). This review synthesizes results of prior reviews and...
Antiretroviral therapy interruptions: Impact on HIV treatment and transmission
2018
Introduction: Successful management of pediatric and adult human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease includes lifelong administration of antiretroviral therapy (ART). The need for the continuous use of antiretroviral drugs throughout the...
A systematic review and meta-analysis of vertical transmission route of HIV in Ethiopia
2018
BACKGROUND: The burden of mother-to-child transmission rate of HIV is high and risk factors are common in Ethiopia. This systematic review and meta-analysis intended to provide the pooled estimation of...
Comparative safety and effectiveness of perinatal antiretroviral therapies for HIV-infected women and their children: Systematic review and network meta-analysis including different study designs
2018
BACKGROUND: Nearly all newly infected children acquire Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) via mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) during pregnancy, labour or breastfeeding from untreated HIV-positive mothers. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is the standard...
Risk perception and the influence on uptake and use of biomedical prevention interventions for HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic literature review
2018
BACKGROUND: Risk perception has been found to be a crucial factor explaining inconsistent or non-use of HIV prevention interventions. Considerations of risk need to expand beyond risk of infection to...
Use of antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes among women living with HIV-1 in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review
2018
BACKGROUND: Worldwide, nearly 18 million women of reproductive age are living with HIV-1. Although increased access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) during pregnancy has significantly reduced HIV-1 mother-to-child transmission (MTCT), a...
