Category Archives: General HIV+ population

Reviews on HIV+ people where the population is not specified

Discrepancies between self-reported medication in adherence and indirect measurement adherence among patients undergoing antiretroviral therapy: A systematic review

2024

Background Given the critical importance of medication adherence in HIV/AIDS treatment, this study aims to compare medication adherence measured by self-report (SR) and indirect measurement among antiretroviral therapy (ART) patients,...

Global prevalence and correlates of mpox vaccine acceptance and uptake: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2024

BACKGROUND: Vaccination has been recommended as one of the most potent ways of controlling the mpox (formerly, monkeypox) outbreak, particularly among high-risk groups. Here, we evaluated the prevalence of mpox...

Explaining inequity in knowledge, attitude, and services related to HIV/AIDS: A systematic review

2024

BACKGROUND: Equitable service provision and coverage are important responses to end the threat of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Understanding inequity supports policies and programmes to deliver tailored interventions. There is continuous...

Cancer risk in people living with HIV and solid organ transplant recipients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2024

Background: Systematic evaluations of cancer risk in people living with HIV or AIDS (PLHIV) and solid organ transplant recipients provide unique insights into the role of the immune system in cancer...

The prevalence and moderating factors of sleep disturbances in people living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2024

This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate the prevalence of self-reported sleep disturbances in people living with HIV considering the effects of age, depression, anxiety, CD4 cell counts, time...

Highly active antiretroviral therapy is necessary but not sufficient. A systematic review and meta-analysis of mortality incidence rates and predictors among HIV-infected adults receiving treatment in Ethiopia, a surrogate study for resource-poor settings

2024

Background Owing to the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), the trajectory of mortality and morbidity associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has significantly decreased in developed countries....

Risk factors for respiratory syncytial virus-associated acute lower respiratory infection in children under 5 years: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis

2024

OBJECTIVES: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) in young children. With substantial advances in RSV research, we aimed to conduct an updated...

Association between HIV and acquisition of rifamycin resistance with first-line TB treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2024

BACKGROUND: Multi-drug or rifamycin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) is an important public health concern, including in settings with high HIV prevalence. TB drug resistance can be directly transmitted or arise through resistance...

Sexually transmitted diseases and HIV co-infection among adult male patients in the 2022 monkeypox outbreak: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2024

This meta-analysis estimates sexually transmitted disease (STI) and HIV rates in male monkeypox patients during the 2022 outbreak. The study examines contextual factors that increase monkeypox risk. A systematic review...

Dual infection of different clusters of HIV in people living with HIV worldwide: A meta-analysis based on next-generation sequencing studies

2024

To understand the global dual HIV infection (DI) profiles comprehensively, the databases Cochrane Library, Embase, PubMed, and Web of Science were the data sources up to March 31, 2024 (PROSPERO:...

Implementation strategies to improve HIV care cascade outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review from 2014 to 2021

2024

INTRODUCTION: In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), which are disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic and manage limited resources, optimized implementation strategies are needed to enhance the efficiency of the...

Incidence and predictors of tuberculosis among HIV-infected children after initiation of antiretroviral therapy in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2024

BACKGROUND: Globally, Tuberculosis (TB) is the main cause of morbidity and mortality among infectious disease. TB and Human Immune Virus (HIV) are the two deadly pandemics which interconnected each other...

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