Category Archives: General HIV- population
Reviews on HIV- people that explore topics including risk, screening, and prevention
Assessing the costs and outcomes of control programmes for sexually transmitted infections: A systematic review of economic evaluations
OBJECTIVE: To identify economic evaluations of interventions to control STIs and HIV targeting young people, and to assess how costs and outcomes are measured in these studies. DESIGN: Systematic review....
HIV self-testing uptake and intervention strategies among men in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review
Background: HIV testing is an essential gateway to HIV prevention and treatment services. However, HIV testing uptake remains low among men due to stigma, discrimination, and confidentiality concerns. HIV self-testing...
mHealth strategies related to HIV postexposure prophylaxis knowledge and access: Systematic literature review, technology prospecting of patent databases, and systematic search on app stores
BACKGROUND: Globally, the number of HIV cases continue to increase, despite the development of multiple prevention strategies. New cases of HIV have been reported disproportionately more in men who have...
A scoping review examining social and legal gender affirmation and health among transgender populations
Purpose: Transgender (trans) populations experience health inequities. Gender affirmation refers to psychological, social, legal, and medical validation of one’s gender and is a key social determinant of trans health. The...
Recurrent TB: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the incidence rates and the proportions of relapses and reinfections
Background: A recurrent tuberculosis (TB) episode results from exogenous reinfection or relapse after cure. The use of genotyping allows the distinction between both. Methods: We did a systematic review and meta-analysis, using four...
Medical cannabis for chronic noncancer pain: A systematic review of health care recommendations
Purpose. Medical cannabis for patients with chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) has been the focus of numerous health care recommendations. We conducted a systematic review to identify and summarize the currently...
Risk of HIV acquisition among men who have sex with men infected with bacterial sexually transmitted infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Men who have sex with men (MSM) who have bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are at increased risk for HIV infection. We enhanced and updated past summary risk estimates....
Interactive digital interventions for prevention of sexually transmitted HIV
BACKGROUND: Digital technology offers good opportunities for HIV prevention. This systematic review assesses the effectiveness of interactive digital interventions (IDIs) for prevention of sexually transmitted HIV. METHODS: We conducted a...
Barriers to the management of children under five exposed to HIV in the rural areas of South Africa
BACKGROUND: South Africa has made enormous progress in reducing mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), however, MTCT and AIDS related death persist among children particularly in the rural...
The effect of human immunodeficiency virus infection on adverse events during treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Adverse events (AEs) during drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) treatment, especially with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection, remains a major threat to poor DR-TB treatment adherence and outcomes. This meta-analysis aims...
