Category Archives: General HIV- population

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

Does capacity development increase demand for health services and rights among key populations affected by HIV? A systematic review of evidence from low and middle-income countries

2020

Capacity development is a process by which individuals, organizations and societies develop abilities to perform functions, solve problems and achieve objectives. This systematic review sought to document capacity development interventions,...

Alcohol consumption, risky sexual behaviors, and HIV in Nigeria: A meta-analytic review

2019

BACKGROUND: Alcohol consumption is associated with risky sex, which increases the risk of acquiring and transmitting HIV. OBJECTIVE: To examine the prevalence of, and associations among alcohol, risky sex, and...

A realist systematic review of stigma reduction interventions for HIV prevention and care continuum outcomes among men who have sex with men

2020

While stigma associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among men who have sex with men (MSM) is well recognized, there remains relatively limited intervention data on effective stigma reduction...

Socio-demographic characteristics and risk factors for HIV transmission in female bar workers in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic literature review

2020

BACKGROUND: Although sex workers are considered a key population in the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), less consideration has been given to female bar workers (FBW), whose primary occupation...

Peer education for HIV prevention among high-risk groups: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2020

BACKGROUND: Peer education has become a strategy for health promotion among high-risk groups for HIV infection worldwide. However, the extent to which peer education could have an impact on HIV...

A narrative review of continuing professional development needs for pharmacists with respect to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

2020

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is rapidly increasing in use worldwide, with many countries now publicly funding use for high risk populations. Pharmacists, as front-line care...

A systematic review of sexual and reproductive health interventions for young people in humanitarian and lower-and-middle-income country settings

2020

BACKGROUND: Accessibility of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in many lower-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) and humanitarian settings remains limited, particularly for young people. Young people facing humanitarian crises are also...

Use of the multiplier method to estimate the size of populations most at risk of human immunodeficiency virus infection in China: A systematic review

2020

OBJECTIVE: United Nations Programme on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and World Health Organization believe that some of the benchmark numbers collected may be inaccurate when using the multiplier...

Differences in outcomes of chemoradiation in women with invasive cervical cancer by HIV status: A systematic review

2020

PURPOSE: Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death among women worldwide, and women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) carry the highest burden of disease. Chemoradiation...

Delivery of sexual and reproductive health interventions in conflict settings: A systematic review

2020

BACKGROUND: It is essential to provide comprehensive sexual and reproductive health (SRH) interventions to women affected by armed conflict, but there is a lack of evidence on effective approaches to...

A systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the association between urogenital schistosomiasis and HIV/AIDS infection

2020

BACKGROUND: Urogenital schistosomiasis and HIV/AIDS infections are widespread in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) leading to substantial morbidity and mortality. The co-occurrence of both diseases has led to the possible hypothesis that...

Injecting risk behaviours amongst people who inject drugs: A global multi-stage systematic review and meta-analysis

2020

BACKGROUND: Injecting risk behaviour, such as receptive sharing of injecting equipment and/or re-using one’s equipment, is associated with bloodborne virus transmission and infections in people who inject drugs (PWID). We...

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