Category Archives: General HIV+ population

INTRODUCTION: Optimising medication usage is a worldwide challenge. While numerous feedback interventions have been developed to address this issue, understanding patients’ perspectives on the use of such interventions to optimise...

BACKGROUND: Despite strong evidence that sustained HIV viral suppression eliminates transmission risk (“undetectable equals untransmittable”, U=U), national approaches to managing healthcare workers (HCWs) living with HIV remain heterogeneous. Because such...

Introduction: A number of individual studies in Africa reporting the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) among people living with HIV are becoming more common. This analysis aims to combine...

BACKGROUND: Viral load monitoring has rapidly increased among people living with HIV(PLHIV) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), resulting in an increased laboratory workload. The use of innovative Point of...

HIV continues to be a significant global health issue, with 39 million people living with HIV in 2022, including 1.3 million new infections. Of those, 27% were young people aged...

Background Unmet need for family planning remains a major challenge worldwide, particularly in Africa, contributing to unintended pregnancies, unsafe abortions, and increased maternal morbidity and mortality. Reducing the unmet need...

INTRODUCTION: People living with HIV (PLWH) may be exposed to harmful political, social, economic and environmental factors that exacerbate their risk of mental health conditions. Such factors can interact synergistically...

Introduction: Timely diagnosis and prompt initiation of treatment are crucial for the effective management of tuberculosis (TB), particularly in People living with HIV (PLHIV). A delay in diagnosing TB,in this special...

Background Loss to follow-up (LTFU) from antiretroviral therapy (ART) remains a major public health concern worldwide, including in Ethiopia. However, nationally representative pooled cohort data on LTFU among adults receiving...

This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed the prevalence, mutation patterns, and factors associated with HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) in Tanzania. We searched PubMed/MEDLINE and Embase from January 1, 2006, to...

Introduction Chronic inflammation is a unique contributor to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among people living with HIV, yet there is a lack of consensus on the predictive utility of inflammatory...

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region faces distinct challenges in addressing the HIV epidemic, including social stigma, limited surveillance data, and insufficient coverage of prevention services. Prevention of...