Category Archives: General HIV- population

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

A systematic review of monitoring and evaluation indicators for sexual and reproductive health in humanitarian settings

2019

Objective: To conduct a comprehensive mapping of published indicators for monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services and outcomes in humanitarian settings. Methods: A systematic search...

Voluntary medical male circumcision and HIV infection among men who have sex with men: Implications from a systematic review

2019

Background: With the rapidly-increased HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men worldwide, the effectiveness of voluntary medical male circumcision as the tool of HIV prevention still remains undetermined....

Forming and implementing community advisory boards in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review

2019

BACKGROUND: Community advisory boards (CABs) have expanded beyond high-income countries (HICs) and play an increasing role in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) research. Much research has examined CABs in HICs,...

Views of service providers and adolescents on use of sexual and reproductive health services by adolescents: A systematic review

2019

This review examines the literature on adolescents’ and providers’ views on access and use of Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) information and services. The SRH services referred to in this...

A systematic review of qualitative evidence on factors enabling and deterring uptake of HIV self-testing in Africa

2019

BACKGROUND: More than 40% of adults in Sub-Saharan Africa are unaware of their HIV status. HIV self-testing (HIVST) is a novel approach with a potential to increase uptake of HIV...

The opioid and related drug epidemics in rural Appalachia: A systematic review of populations affected, risk factors, and infectious diseases

2019

Background/aims: To examine trends in rural Appalachian opioid and related drug epidemics during the past 10 years, including at-risk populations, substance use shifts and correlates, and associated infections. Methods: We...

Scoping review of access to emergency contraception for sexual assault victims in emergency departments in the United States

2019

OBJECTIVE: We conducted a scoping review of the literature to assess the prevalence of hospital policies regarding emergency contraception (EC) and the frequency that U.S. emergency departments (EDs) provide EC...

Epidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis in the Middle East and North Africa: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression

2019

BACKGROUND: The epidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis in the Middle East and north Africa is poorly understood. We aimed to provide a comprehensive epidemiological assessment of C trachomatis infection in the...

HIV-1, HAART and cancer: A complex relationship

2019

HIV infected people are at higher risk of developing cancer, although it is globally diminished in the era of highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART). Recently, antioncogenic properties of some HAART...

Pharmacy-based sexual health services: A systematic review of experiences and attitudes of pharmacy users and pharmacy staff

2019

BACKGROUND: Pharmacies are increasingly providing services related to contraception and STIs. Identifying pharmacy staff’ and users’ experiences and attitudes relating to sexual health services is critical to understand users’ needs...

The association of memory disorders and chronic HIV disease in the antiretroviral therapy era: A systematic literature review

2019

OBJECTIVES: Despite recent pharmacological progress, memory impairment is still frequently reported in people living with HIV. We aimed to conduct a systematic literature review investigating the presence of impairment of...

Positive affect and medication adherence in chronic conditions: A systematic review

2019

OBJECTIVE: This review aims to inform research and clinical care on the current state of knowledge on the relationship between positive affect and medication adherence. METHOD: Searches were carried out...

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