Reviews on HIV- people that explore topics including risk, screening, and prevention
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...
Group psychotherapies for depression in persons with HIV: A systematic review
2013
Studies investigating effectiveness of group psychotherapy intervention in depression in persons with HIV have showed varying results with differing effect sizes. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of group...
A systematic review of risk factors for death in adults during and after tuberculosis treatment
2011
BACKGROUND: Despite effective anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy, case-fatality rates of up to 25% are described in both industrialised and resource-poor settings. An understanding of the factors predisposing to poor outcome may allow...
Death anxiety in persons with HIV/AIDS: A systematic review and meta-analysis
2012
One of the most commonly cited psychological sequelae of HIV/AIDS is anxiety regarding death due to the illness (i.e., death anxiety; DA). However, extant research is inconclusive on several empirical...
