Category Archives: General HIV- population

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

Linking sexual compulsivity and HIV transmission

2009

Key take-home messages Prevention programs could use sexual compulsivity scales or community-based participatory research methods to collect and assess sexual health data on sexual behaviour that could be used to:...

HIV prevalence and testing among street-involved youth in Ontario

2014

Key take-home messages Although the evidence about rates of HIV transmission among street-involved youth is unclear, this group is at risk of sexually transmitted bloodborne infections due to factors such...

Impact of medical assistance in dying on family and friends

2017

Key take-home messages In jurisdictions where medical assistance in dying is legal, there are usually clear procedures to follow, and shared responsibilities between patients, family members, and healthcare providers. In...

Psychosocial and behavioural interventions towards HIV risk reduction for serodiscordant couples in Africa: A systematic review

2018

Background: Sexual transmission of HIV frequently occurs in the context of a primary relationship between two partners; however, HIV prevention interventions generally focus on individuals at risk, rather than specifying...

Housing and harm reduction

2009

Key take-home messages “Some of the issues that revolve around housing readiness and access to housing being offered illustrate the “grey zones” that appear in a harm reduction approach. Thus...

Crystal methamphetamine use, sexual risk behaviours and harm reduction among men who have sex with men

2015

Key take-home messages Use of crystal methamphetamine among men who have sex with men has been linked to unprotected sex, sex with multiple partners, sex with partners of unknown serostatus,...

Strategies for effectively communicating the risk of HIV transmission

2017

Key take-home messages Probability information alone may not be an effective way of communicating HIV risk information. Information about what causes a health problem, how severe the consequences of that...

A systematic review of the efficacy and safety of fecal microbiota transplant for clostridium difficile infection in immunocompromised patients

2018

Background: Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has been shown to be effective in recurrent Clostridium difficile (CD) infection, with resolution in 80% to 90% of patients. However, immunosuppressed patients were often...

Analytical quality and effectiveness of point-of-care testing in community pharmacies: A systematic literature review

2018

BACKGROUND: Point-of-care tests are characterised through the ability of conducting them near the patient’s side without the necessity of a laboratory. They can be applied in different healthcare settings to...

Evaluating the effectiveness of sexual and reproductive health services during humanitarian crises: A systematic review

2018

BACKGROUND: An estimated 32 million women and girls of reproductive age living in emergency situations, all of whom require sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information and services. This systematic review...

Theory-based interventions in STIs/HIV prevention: A systematic review of the literature in Iran

2017

Background: Various theory-based interventions (TBIs) have been done to prevent STI/HIV. The current study aimed at reviewing the TBIs for STI/HIV prevention in Iran. Methods: We systematically searched 6 English...

Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus in Iranian blood donors: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2018

BACKGROUND: The probability of HIV transmission through contaminated blood and blood products is eye catching. 5%-10% of blood products are contaminated with HIV. Therefore, it is essential to provide safe...

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