Category Archives: General HIV+ population

Reviews on HIV+ people where the population is not specified

HIV prevalence and testing among street-involved youth in Ontario

2014

Key take-home messages Although the evidence about rates of HIV transmission among street-involved youth is unclear, this group is at risk of sexually transmitted bloodborne infections due to factors such...

HIV and STI testing among Indigenous women and women who inject drugs

2016

Key take-home messages Rates of HIV and other sexually transmitted and bloodborne infections are high among Indigenous women and women who inject drugs. For women who use drugs, centres that...

Online mental health counselling interventions

2018

Key take-home messages There are no universal best practice recommendations for the provision of online counselling. Across various platforms, modalities, and populations, study results are varied and often inconclusive with...

The use of geosocial networking smartphone applications and the risk of sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2018

BACKGROUND: Geosocial networking smartphone applications (apps) are popular tools for seeking sexual partners among men who have sex with men (MSM). We evaluated app use and risk of sexually transmitted...

eHealth literacy in people living with HIV: Systematic review

2018

BACKGROUND: In the era of eHealth, eHealth literacy is emerging as a key concept to promote self-management of chronic conditions such as HIV. However, there is a paucity of research...

The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening for HIV in migrants in the EU/EEA: A systematic review

2018

Migrants, defined as individuals who move from their country of origin to another, account for 40% of newly-diagnosed cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the European Union/European Economic Area...

Models of outpatient care for the ongoing care and treatment of people living with HIV

2011

Key take-home messages Integrated care programmes that incorporate outpatient care, social support, psychosocial interventions and case management provide the best care for people with HIV. Accessible outpatient care can have...

Common conditions and diseases in HIV-positive men who have sex with men

2014

Key take-home messages HIV-positive men who have sex with men who experience many physical health conditions at significantly higher rates than their peers who are HIV-negative and the general population,...

Hepatitis C reinfection after successful treatment

2016

Key take-home messages HCV reinfection rates vary widely. Reinfection depends on the extent to which an individual engages in high risk activities after having achieved sustained virologic response through treatment....

Nutrition and HIV

2018

Key take-home messages Nutrition is an important component of care for people living with HIV. Nutritional needs for people living with HIV can vary; therefore, dietary recommendations should be individualized...

Interventions for developmental delays in children born to HIV-infected mothers: A systematic review

2018

Children born to HIV-infected mothers have worse developmental outcomes compared to HIV-unexposed children. However, little is known about interventions to improve developmental outcomes in this population. This study systematically reviews...

Lamivudine plus tenofovir combination therapy versus lamivudine monotherapy for HBV/HIV coinfection: A meta-analysis

2018

BACKGROUND: Currently, there is no consensus on the efficacy and safety of lamivudine (LAM) plus tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) combination therapy versus lamivudine monotherapy in HBV/HIV coinfected patients. METHODS: A...

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