Reviews on HIV- people that explore topics including risk, screening, and prevention
Evolving models and ongoing challenges for HIV preexposure prophylaxis implementation in the United States
2018
BACKGROUND: The use of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2012, but delivery to at-risk persons has lagged. This critical review...
The willingness to participate in biomedical research involving human beings in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review
2019
OBJECTIVES: To systematically review reasons for the willingness to participate in biomedical human subjects research in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). METHODS: Five databases were systematically searched for articles published...
Economic evaluations of pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV
2019
Key take-home messages Economic evaluations of health care interventions can inform resource allocation and policy development. However, interpreting and generalizing results can be challenging. PrEP can be cost-effective or cost-saving...
Mental health status of women and families infected and affected by HIV/AIDS
2010
Key take-home messages Evidence-based interventions are needed to support women living with HIV/AIDS to develop effective parenting skills for their children. Due to the disproportionate burden of depression on women...
Hepatitis C reinfection after successful treatment
2016
Key take-home messages HCV reinfection rates vary widely. Reinfection depends on the extent to which an individual engages in high risk activities after having achieved sustained virologic response through treatment....
Sports and social gay networks for HIV prevention
2010
Key take-home messages We were unable to locate any research evidence assessing sport and/or social gay networks as HIV prevention strategies. The studies we did identify assess social networks as...
Organ-specific toxicities due to radiation therapy in cancer patients with or without HIV infection: A systematic review of the literature
2018
Background: To synthesize published literature on the association between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and radiation therapy (RT)-related toxicities. Methods: Two electronic databases, MEDLINE and Embase, were searched to identify...
Academic achievement and psychosocial needs of children affected by or infected with HIV/AIDS
2010
Key take-home messages There is very little research that directly examines the long-term academic achievement or the psychosocial needs of children affected by HIV. Of the studies that do exist...
Impact of successful hepatitis C treatment on quality of life
2016
Key take-home messages People living with HCV who receive treatment and achieve sustained virologic response (SVR) have better healthrelated quality of life scores than people who do not respond to...
HIV testing within general practices in Europe: A mixed-methods systematic review
2018
BACKGROUND: Late diagnosis of HIV infection remains a key challenge in Europe. It is acknowledged that general practitioners (GPs) may contribute greatly to early case finding, yet there is evidence...
The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening for HIV in migrants in the EU/EEA: A systematic review
2018
Migrants, defined as individuals who move from their country of origin to another, account for 40% of newly-diagnosed cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the European Union/European Economic Area...
Radio-based interventions for HIV prevention
2010
Key take-home messages Radio spots, when employed as part of larger mass media campaigns, appear moderately effective for reaching target populations with HIV related messages. Across studies approximately one third...
