Category Archives: General HIV+ population
Reviews on HIV+ people where the population is not specified
Electronic and other new media technology interventions for HIV care and prevention: A systematic review
INTRODUCTION: Electronic and other new media technologies (eHealth) can facilitate large-scale dissemination of information and effective delivery of interventions for HIV care and prevention. There is a need to both...
Are patient outcomes improved by models of professionally-led community HIV management which aim to be person-centred? A systematic review of the evidence
UNAIDS advocates person-centred care (PCC) for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) to improve outcomes and wellbeing. We appraised the evidence of person-centred models of community HIV care delivered or led...
Permanent supportive housing with housing first to reduce homelessness and promote health among homeless populations with disability: A community guide systematic review
CONTEXT: Poor physical and mental health and substance use disorder can be causes and consequences of homelessness. Approximately 2.1 million persons per year in the United States experience homelessness. People...
HIV patients retention and attrition in care and their determinants in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: There is paucity of evidence on the magnitude of HIV patients’ retention and attrition in Ethiopia. Hence, the aim of this study was to determine the pooled magnitude of...
Social, Behavioral, and Cultural factors of HIV in Malawi: Semi-automated systematic review
BACKGROUND: Demographic and sociobehavioral factors are strong drivers of HIV infection rates in sub-Saharan Africa. These factors are often studied in qualitative research but ignored in quantitative analyses. However, they...
A cascade of interventions to promote adherence to antiretroviral therapy in African countries
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: We reviewed interventions to improve uptake and adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in African countries in the Treat All era. RECENT FINDINGS: ART initiation can be improved...
Transmission dynamics in tuberculosis patients with human immunodeficiency Virus: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 32 observational studies
BACKGROUND: There are large knowledge gaps on the transmission dynamics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in settings where both tuberculosis and HIV are endemic. We aimed to assess the infectiousness of tuberculosis...
Cognitive and educational interventions for orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV/AIDS: A meta-analysis
Orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV/AIDS (HIV OVC) are at risk for cognitive difficulties and lack of access to education. Interventions addressing cognitive or educational outcomes for HIV OVC...
Exploring the equity impact of mobile health-based human immunodeficiency virus interventions: A systematic review of reviews and evidence synthesis
OBJECTIVE: While mobile health-based human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) interventions are often designed to promote health equity, systematic differences in the use of and access to mobile technologies may counteract that...
Neuropathy complication of antiretroviral therapy in HIV/AIDS patients
OBJECTIVES: Significant pain from HIV-associated sensory neuropathy (HIV-SN) affects 40% of HIV-infected individuals treated with antiretroviral therapy (ART). The most salient symptom of the neuropathy is pain, which frequently is...
Exploring relative preferences for HIV service features using discrete choice experiments: A synthetic review
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Aligning HIV treatment services with patient preferences can promote long-term engagement. A rising number of studies solicit such preferences using discrete choice experiments, but have not been...
