Reviews on HIV- people that explore topics including risk, screening, and prevention
Acceptability of HIV self-testing: A systematic literature review
2013
BACKGROUND: The uptake of HIV testing and counselling services remains low in risk groups around the world. Fear of stigmatisation, discrimination and breach of confidentiality results in low service usage...
Barriers of enrolment in HIV vaccine trials: A review of HIV vaccine preparedness studies
2011
Barriers to participation in an HIV vaccine trial have been examined in many HIV vaccine preparedness studies (VPS). These barriers can be understood in terms of the locus of the...
Impact of parental HIV/AIDS on children’s psychological well-being: A systematic review of global literature
2013
This review examines the global literature regarding the impact of parental HIV/AIDS on children’s psychological well-being. Fifty one articles reporting quantitative data from a total of 30 studies were retrieved...
Consequences of HIV infection on malaria and therapeutic implications: A systematic review
2011
Despite recent changes in the epidemiology of HIV infection and malaria and major improvements in their control, these diseases remain two of the most important infectious diseases and global health...
Recent advances (2011-2012) in technology-delivered interventions for people living with HIV
2012
Technology is rapidly advancing and becoming a cost effective option for intervention delivery particularly for isolated and hard to reach populations, such as people living with HIV/AIDS. A systematic review...
Treatment of chronic hepatitis C in haemophilic patients with interferon and ribavirin: A meta-analysis
2008
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among haemophilic patients who were treated with clotting factor concentrates before the availability of virus-inactivated factors...
A review of research on residential programs for people with severe mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders
2004
Substance use disorder is the most common and clinically significant co-morbidity among clients with severe mental illnesses, associated with poor treatment response, homelessness and other adverse outcomes. Residential programs for...
Sociocultural and epidemiological aspects of HIV/AIDS in Mozambique
2010
Background. A legacy of colonial rule coupled with a devastating 16-year civil war through 1992 left Mozambique economically impoverished just as the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic swept over southern...
Genital ulcer disease treatment for reducing sexual transmission of HIV
2012
BACKGROUND: Genital ulcer disease by virtue of disruption of the mucosal surfaces may enhance HIV acquisition. Genital ulcer disease treatment with resolution of the ulcers may therefore contribute in reducing...
Home-based HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for improving uptake of HIV testing
2010
BACKGROUND: The low uptake of HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) has hindered global attempts to prevent new HIV infections and has limited scale-up of HIV care and treatment. Globally,...
Partner notification
2009
INTRODUCTION: Many people diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease (STD) do not have symptoms, and may not inform their past or current sexual partners of their diagnosis or routinely use...
HIV prevention programs with heterosexuals
2000
Objective: Efficacious HIV prevention programs designed for heterosexual adults were identified. Methods: Thirty-two programs designed with a comparison group and aimed at preventing heterosexual transmission for HIV were identified utilizing...
