Category Archives: General HIV- population
Reviews on HIV- people that explore topics including risk, screening, and prevention
Systematic review of prevalence and risk factors of transfusion transmissible infections among blood donors, and blood safety improvements in Southern Africa
Blood and blood products are listed as one of the essential medicines by the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition to inadequate supply, most sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) nations fail to...
Provision of HIV prevention and care services to farmworkers in sub-Saharan African countries
OBJECTIVES: To summarise data on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) services available to farmworkers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). METHODS: We conducted a systematic review to understand which HIV prevention and care...
Disentangling opioids-related overdose syndemics: A scoping review
This article reviews research investigating the synergistic interaction of opioid-related morbidity and mortality with other social, psychiatric, and biological conditions, to describe how and why it is syndemic. Opioid-related overdose...
Global type-specific genital human papillomavirus prevalence in men, by sexual orientation: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Knowledge on genital type-specific human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence among men is important for prevention of HPV-related cancers and other diseases. Men who have sex with men (MSM) have higher...
HIV testing disruptions and service adaptations during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic literature review
Access to treatment and care in safe clinical settings improves people’s lives with HIV. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted vital HIV programs and services, increasing the risk of adverse health outcomes...
Incidence and prevalence of hepatitis C virus among HIV-negative gay and bisexual men using HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): A systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Gay and bisexual men using HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) are at increased risk for sexually transmissible infections. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) risk among PrEP users is less clear. We...
Barriers and facilitators to acceptability and uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among Black women in the United States: A systematic review
OBJECTIVES: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) provides a salient avenue to address the profound HIV-related health disparities that Black women in the United States face. This systematic review assessed the acceptability of...
Integrated health care delivery for adolescents living with and at risk of HIV infection: A review of models and actions for implementation
Integrated service delivery, providing coordinated services in a convenient manner, is important in HIV prevention and treatment for adolescents as they have interconnected health care needs related to HIV care,...
A systematic review of intervention studies that address HIV-related stigmas among US healthcare workers and health systems: Applying a theory-based ontology to link intervention types, techniques, and mechanisms of action to Potential Effectiveness
BACKGROUND: To end the HIV epidemic, we need to better understand how to address HIV-related stigmas in healthcare settings, specifically the common theoretical bases across interventions so that we can...
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic and anti-pandemic measures on tuberculosis, viral hepatitis, HIV/AIDS and malaria—A systematic review
COVID-19 pandemic puts an enormous strain on health care systems worldwide and may have a detrimental effect on prevention, treatment and outcomes of tuberculosis (TB), viral hepatitis, HIV/AIDS and malaria,...
