Category Archives: General HIV- population
Reviews on HIV- people that explore topics including risk, screening, and prevention
Using machine learning models to plan HIV services: Emerging opportunities in design, implementation and evaluation
HIV/AIDS remains one of the world’s most significant public health and economic challenges, with approximately 36 million people currently living with the disease. Considerable progress has been made to reduce...
Intimate partner violence and HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis care engagement among sexual minority men: A systematic review
Sexual minority men (SMM) who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) may also be at increased risk for HIV; however, little is known about the relationship between these experiences and the...
The spectrum of health conditions in community-based cross-sectional surveys in Southeast Asia 2010–21: A scoping review
Background Southeast Asia is undergoing an epidemiological transition with non-communicable illnesses becoming increasingly important, yet infectious diseases (tuberculosis, HIV, hepatitis B, malaria) remain widely prevalent in some populations, while emerging...
Willingness to receive mpox vaccine among men who have sex with men: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Since May 2022, mpox outbreaks have been occurring in non-mpox endemic areas, with the main population affected being men who have sex with men (MSM). Outbreak prevention and control...
HIV PrEP coverage among Black adults: A concept analysis of the inequities, disparities, and implications
BACKGROUND: Significant racial disparities exist in HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) coverage in the United States (U.S), with Black individuals experiencing seven times higher new HIV infection rates compared to their...
Engagement along the PrEP care continuum among men who have sex with men in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), including daily oral, on-demand, and long-acting injectable (LAI), is a promising HIV prevention intervention for men who have sex with men (MSM). We conducted a systematic review...
Barriers and facilitators for HIV rapid testing among transgender women and gay and other men who have sex with men in Brazil: A scoping review
Transgender women (TGW) and men who have sex with other men (MSM)often encounter disparities in accessing HIV testing, leading to delayeddiagnoses and worse prognoses. We analysed barriers and facilitatorsfor accessing...
Risk factors for respiratory syncytial virus-associated acute lower respiratory infection in children under 5 years: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis
OBJECTIVES: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) in young children. With substantial advances in RSV research, we aimed to conduct an updated...
Human immunodeficiency virus preexposure prophylaxis awareness and acceptability among men who have sex with men and transgender persons in India: Systematic review and meta-analysis
With increasing importance being given to preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for human immunodeficiency virus prevention among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender persons (TG), we undertook a systematic...
Association between HIV and acquisition of rifamycin resistance with first-line TB treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Multi-drug or rifamycin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) is an important public health concern, including in settings with high HIV prevalence. TB drug resistance can be directly transmitted or arise through resistance...
Sexually transmitted diseases and HIV co-infection among adult male patients in the 2022 monkeypox outbreak: A systematic review and meta-analysis
This meta-analysis estimates sexually transmitted disease (STI) and HIV rates in male monkeypox patients during the 2022 outbreak. The study examines contextual factors that increase monkeypox risk. A systematic review...
