Category Archives: General HIV- population
Reviews on HIV- people that explore topics including risk, screening, and prevention
Estimating the prevalence of positive tuberculin skin test reactions in general population and high-risk groups: A meta-analysis
Results of tuberculin skin test (TST) surveys among different populations have been reported in many studies as a method for detecting primary Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Combining these results provides reliable...
Contingency management interventions for HIV, tuberculosis, and hepatitis control among individuals with substance use disorders: A systematized review
Hepatitis, HIV and tuberculosis are significant and costly public health problems that disproportionately affect individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs). Incentive-based treatment approaches (i.e., contingency management; CM) are highly effective...
Social media interventions to promote HIV testing, linkage, adherence, and retention: Systematic review and meta-Analysis
BACKGROUND: Social media is increasingly used to deliver HIV interventions for key populations worldwide. However, little is known about the specific uses and effects of social media on human immunodeficiency...
Social network strategies to address HIV prevention and treatment continuum of care among at-risk and HIV-infected substance users: A systematic scoping review
Social network analysis (SNA) and social network-based interventions (SNI) are important analytical tools harnessing peer and family influences critical for HIV prevention and treatment among substance users. While SNA is...
What do we know about risk factors for fetal growth restriction in Africa at the time of sustainable development goals? A scoping review
BACKGROUND: The reduction in the under-5 year mortality rate to at least as low as 25 per 1000 livebirths by 2030 has been implemented as one of the new Sustainable...
Patient acceptability and feasibility of HIV testing in emergency departments in the UK — A systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: NICE 2016 HIV testing guidelines now include the recommendation to offer HIV testing in Emergency Departments, in areas of high prevalence,(1) to everyone who is undergoing blood tests. 23%...
A global research synthesis of HIV and STI biobehavioural risks in female-to-male transgender adults
There is a growing interest in HIV infection and sexually transmitted infection (STI) disease burden and risk among transgender people globally; however, the majority of work has been conducted with...
A systematic review of behavioral interventions to reduce condomless sex and increase HIV testing for Latino MSM
Latino men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States are disproportionately affected by HIV, and there have been calls to improve availability of culturally sensitive HIV prevention...
