Category Archives: General HIV- population

Reviews on HIV- people that explore topics including risk, screening, and prevention

Postmortem for intensified missed tuberculosis case finding in high human immunodeficiency virus and tuberculosis-burdened settings in sub-Saharan Africa among adults’ population: Systematic review and meta-analysis

2024

Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious cause of mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA); the high prevalence of TB in this region is due to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-coinfection. Despite the...

Repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on the HIV care continuum and related factors in economically disadvantaged nations: An integrated analysis using mixed-methods systematic review

2024

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic affected the self-management and care of people living with HIV, requiring adaptations in the way health services are provided. However, it is unclear how these changes...

Sexual behavior among emerging adults in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2024

BACKGROUND: Estimates on sexual behavior (SB) among emerging adults (EmA) is varied in literature, which presents a challenge when designing targeted interventions. We aimed to summarize literature on prevalence and...

The incidence of herpes zoster complications: A systematic literature review

2024

Introduction The objective of this work was to summarize the incidence of herpes zoster (HZ) complications in different populations. Methods Systematic literature review of PubMed, Embase, and Virtual Health Library...

Missed opportunities for guidance on sexually transmitted infection services: A global review of national HIV PrEP guidance

2024

OBJECTIVES: People who use or would benefit from pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV infection are disproportionately affected by sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Integrating STI services when offering PrEP fosters synergies...

Stigma and fear of getting sick in the care of people living with HIV: An exploratory systematic review

2024

The aim of the present study was to explore the stigma and fear of getting sick in health professionals who treat people living with HIV. An exploratory systematic review was...

A systematic review on advance care planning for people living with HIV: Insights from the studies of persons without HIV

2024

With advances in medicine, HIV has evolved into a chronic condition for people living with HIV (PLWH). However, many PLWH do not engage in advance care planning (ACP), and it...

The impact of immunosuppression on the mortality and hospitalization of Monkeypox: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the 2022 outbreak

2024

Background: Limited data is available regarding the severity and mortality of Mpox in individuals with immunocompromised conditions. Therefore, we performed this meta-analysis to understand the impact of HIV- or non-HIV-associated immunosuppression...

Low clinical impact of HIV drug resistance mutations in oral pre-exposure prophylaxis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2024

Introduction Despite the widespread use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in preventing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission, scant information on HIV drug resistance mutations (DRMs) has been gathered over the past...

Magnitude and risk factors of mother-to-child transmission of HIV among HIV-exposed infants after Option B+ implementation in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2024

Background Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a major public health challenge in Ethiopia. The objective of this review was to assess the pooled magnitude of...

Assessing structural racism and discrimination along the pre-exposure prophylaxis continuum: A systematic review

2024

Structural racism and discrimination (SRD) is deeply embedded across U.S. healthcare institutions, but its impact on health outcomes is challenging to assess. The purpose of this systematic literature review is...

Telehealth models for PrEP delivery: A systematic review of acceptability, implementation, and impact on the PrEP care continuum in the United States

2024

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is pivotal in curbing HIV transmission and is integral to the national plan to end the HIV epidemic in the United States (US). Nonetheless, widespread PrEP adoption...

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