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

2017

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

2017

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...

Lifetime prevalence of suicidal ideation among men who have sex with men: A meta-analysis

2017

BACKGROUND: Suicide is a leading cause of death among men who have sex with men (MSM) and suicidal ideation may put individuals at higher risk of suicide. A great disparity...

Social media interventions to promote HIV testing, linkage, adherence, and retention: Systematic review and meta-Analysis

2017

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...

‘Men who use the Internet to seek sex with men’: Rethinking sexuality in the transnational context of HIV prevention

2016

MISM (i.e. men who use the Internet to seek sex with men) has emerged in public health literature as a population in need of HIV prevention. In this paper, we...

Improving health screening uptake in men: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2018

CONTEXT: Globally, uptake of health screening in men remains low and the effectiveness of interventions to promote screening uptake in men is not well established. This review aimed to determine...

A meta-analysis of HIV postexposure prophylaxis among sexually assaulted patients in the United States

2018

Sexual assault (SA) is a major public health problem that leaves patients at risk for HIV. The gold standard of medical treatment for SA patients includes prophylactic treatment to prevent...

Social network strategies to address HIV prevention and treatment continuum of care among at-risk and HIV-infected substance users: A systematic scoping review

2017

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

2017

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

2017

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

2016

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

2017

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...

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