Category Archives: General HIV- population

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

Interventions that address intimate partner violence and HIV among women: A systematic review

2018

Recognizing the high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive women and girls who are either at risk for or suffer from intimate partner violence (IPV) and the overlapping challenges posed...

Can self-testing increase HIV testing among men who have sex with men: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2017

BACKGROUND: Globally, four out of ten individuals living with HIV have not been tested for HIV. Testing is especially important for men who have sex with men (MSM), among whom...

A review of risk behaviors for HIV infection by men who have sex with men through geosocial networking phone apps

2017

The purpose of our review was to analyze the relationship between the use of geosocial networking phone apps and risk behaviors for HIV infection in men who have sex with...

The health impact of residential retreats: A systematic review

2018

BACKGROUND: Unhealthy lifestyles are a major factor in the development and exacerbation of many chronic diseases. Improving lifestyles though immersive residential experiences that promote healthy behaviours is a focus of...

Measuring stigma affecting sex workers (SW) and men who have sex with men (MSM): A systematic review

2017

BACKGROUND: Stigma involves discrediting a person or group based on a perceived attribute, behaviour or reputation associated with them. Sex workers (SW) and men who have sex with men (MSM)...

HIV risk inside U.S. prisons: A systematic review of risk reduction interventions conducted in U.S. prisons

2017

HIV prevalence in correctional populations is approximately five times that of the general adult population. This systematic review examines the broad question of HIV prevention and interventions to reduce inmate...

Do you PrEP? A review of primary care provider knowledge of PrEP and attitudes on prescribing PrEP

2018

Oral preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has been proven to be a safe and effective means of preventing HIV. The purpose of our literature review was to examine primary care provider knowledge...

Review of toxoplasmosis in Morocco: Seroprevalence and risk factors for toxoplasma infection among pregnant women and HIV- infected patients

2017

Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused by a protozoal parasite: Toxoplasma gondii. This infection can cause severe illness when the organism is contracted congenitally or when it is reactivated in immunosuppressed...

Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate safety for women and their infants during pregnancy and breastfeeding

2017

OBJECTIVES: Pregnant/lactating women in some sub-Saharan Africa settings are at substantial risk of HIV acquisition and could benefit from preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF), but safety data...

Is pre-exposure prophylaxis effective for preventing HIV infection in men who have sex with men?

2016

INTRODUCTION: Increasing rates of HIV infection remain of concern, especially for high-risk groups such as men who have sex with men. Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis has emerged as an alternative to...

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...

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