Category Archives: General HIV- population
Reviews on HIV- people that explore topics including risk, screening, and prevention
The HIV/AIDS prevention research synthesis project: Scope, methods, and study classification results
In 1996, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with many partners, initiated the HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Synthesis (PRS) project to accumulate HIV prevention research studies and...
Association of HIV and ART with cardiometabolic traits in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the highest burden of HIV in the world and a rising prevalence of cardiometabolic disease; however, the interrelationship between HIV, antiretroviral therapy (ART) and cardiometabolic...
Cost-effectiveness of counseling and testing to prevent sexual transmission of HIV in the United States
In this paper we review the cost-effectiveness of HIV counseling and testing in various settings and populations in preventing the sexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus, and we discuss how...
Effects of physician-nurse substitution on clinical parameters: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Physicians’ shortage in many countries and demands of high-quality and affordable care make physician-nurse substitution an appealing workforce strategy. The objective of this study is to conduct a systematic...
The age of initiation of drug use and sexual behavior may influence subsequent HIV risk behavior: A systematic review.
Researchers examining injection drug users (IDUs) in drug treatment have been trying for decades to determine the optimal way to intervene to prevent the transmission and spread of human immunodeficiency...
Smoking-cessation interventions in people living with HIV infection: A systematic review
Tobacco smoking remains a prevalent behavior in people living with HIV infection (PLWHs) and is associated with impaired immune functioning, increased cardiovascular risk, and decreased response to antiretroviral therapy. This...
Chronic Care Model decision support and clinical information systems interventions for people living with HIV: a systematic review
BACKGROUND: The Chronic Care Model is an effective framework for improving chronic disease management. There is scarce literature describing this model for people living with HIV. Decision Support (DS) and...
Economic evaluation, human immunodeficiency virus infection and screening: A review and critical appraisal of economic studies
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to review, systematically and critically, evidence used to derive estimates of cost-effectiveness of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) screening. METHODS: A systematic review was...
Non-physician clinician provided HIV treatment results in equivalent outcomes as physician-provided care: A meta-analysis
INTRODUCTION: A severe healthcare worker shortage in sub-Saharan Africa is inhibiting the expansion of HIV treatment. Task shifting, the transfer of antiretroviral therapy (ART) management and initiation from doctors to...
Population-based biomedical sexually transmitted infection control interventions for reducing HIV infection
BACKGROUND: The transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is closely related to the sexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Similar risk behaviours, such as frequent unprotected intercourse with different...
