Category Archives: General HIV+ population
Reviews on HIV+ people where the population is not specified
HPV infection profiles among people living with HIV and HPV vaccine acceptance among individuals with different HIV infection statuses in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis
To understand the HPV infection profiles among Chinese HIV/AIDS patients and the HPV vaccine acceptance among unvaccinated Chinese people with different HIV infection statuses after the HPV vaccine launch in...
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the global prevalence and determinants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and uptake in people living with HIV
People living with HIV (PLHIV) are at higher risk of poor outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Here we report the pooled prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance/uptake and determinants among this vulnerable...
HIV incidence among women engaging in sex work in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis
INTRODUCTION: HIV incidence among women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has declined steadily, but it is unknown whether new infections among women who engage in sex work (WESW) have declined at...
Tenofovir-induced renal dysfunction among HIV-infected patients: A systematic review
Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) is an antiretroviral drug widely used as part of antiretroviral therapy (ART) to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection. Negative effects of tenofovir include impaired kidney...
Prevalence of delayed antiretroviral therapy initiation among people living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Objective HIV continues to be a global challenge. Key recommendations for HIV prevention and treatment are presented on rapid antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation. However, several studies showed a high prevalence...
Immunogenicity and effectiveness of COVID-19 booster vaccination among people living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background The effect of booster vaccinations with the coronavirus virus disease (COVID-19) vaccine on people living with HIV (PLWH) remains unknown. In this study, we aimed to investigate the immunogenicity...
Prevalence and factors associated with hypertension among peoples living with HIV in East Africa, a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background In recent years, improved access to effective antiretroviral therapy has meant that people living with human immune virus are living longer than before. The burden of non-communicable diseases particularly,...
Neurological, behavioral, and pathophysiological characterization of the co-occurrence of substance use and HIV: A narrative review
Combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) has greatly reduced the severity of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders in people living with HIV (PLWH); however, PLWH are more likely than the general population to use...
Exploring implementation considerations for geriatric-HIV clinics: A secondary analysis from a scoping review on HIV models of geriatric care
OBJECTIVES: This review aimed to map the current state of knowledge regarding the implementation considerations of existing geriatric-HIV models of care, to identify areas of further research and to inform...
Clinical relevance of drug interactions in people living with human immunodeficiency virus on antiretroviral therapy—Update 2022: Systematic review
BACKGROUND: The clinical outcomes of antiretroviral drugs may be modified through drug interactions; thus, it is important to update the drug interactions in people living with HIV (PLHIV). AIM: To...