Category Archives: General HIV- population

INTRODUCTION: Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective strategy to reduce the risk of HIV transmission in high risk individuals. However, the effectiveness of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis is highly dependent...

OBJECTIVES: To update the current evidence base on paediatric postdischarge mortality (PDM) in developing countries. Secondary objectives included an evaluation of risk factors, timing and location of PDM. DESIGN: Systematic...

INTRODUCTION: Over 2 million people in high-income countries live with HIV. Early diagnosis and treatment present benefits for infected subjects and reduce secondary transmissions. Cost-effectiveness analyses are important to effectively...

Key take-home messages Many lesbian women perceive that STI/HIV risk reduction behavior is primarily a concern for heterosexual women. This perception may lead to fewer and less frequent health screenings...

Key take-home messages The ability to promptly notify people who test positive for HIV or other STIs may slow the spread of new infections. Telephones and mobile technologies could be...

Key take-home messages The attitudes and behaviours of practitioners have been linked to a variety of clinical outcomes in different patient groups. The prevalence of stigma among health care providers...

Cancer and infectious diseases are the preeminent causes of human morbidities and mortalities worldwide. At present, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, and gene therapy are considered as predominant options in order to...

Key take-home messages There is not enough evidence to draw conclusions about the clinical effectiveness of non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP); however, non-occupational PEP is possibly a cost-effective intervention. PEP has...

Key take-home messages There are a lack of high-quality interventions that demonstrate positive impacts on the health of transgender women. A small number of interventions have had a positive effect...

Key take-home messages Oral PrEP (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate with emtricitabine) is highly protective against HIV acquisition across various populations and across different dosing schedules. Open label and demonstration projects in...

Quantifying HIV-1 transmission risk per-act of anal intercourse (AI) is important for HIV-1 prevention. We updated previous reviews by searching Medline and Embase to 02/2018. We derived pooled estimates of...

Key take-home messages No key take-home messages identified, as we were unable to find any systematic reviews or articles which directly discuss the impact of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)...