Category Archives: General HIV+ population

Key take-home messages There is limited research evidence available to inform each of the questions posed by this review and the findings presented should be interpreted with caution. The available...

Key take-home messages Very few case management, community capacity building or community development models were found specific to people living with or at-risk of HIV. None were found specific to...

Key take-home messages Men who have sex with men and other sexual minorities may experience mental health problems that are rooted in sexual minority stress. Multiple mental health problems can...

Key take-home messages The attitudes and behaviours of practitioners have been linked to a variety of clinical outcomes in different patient groups. The prevalence of stigma among health care providers...

BACKGROUND: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) are global health burden. Medication adherence in people living with HIV (PLWH) is a key element in reducing morbidity and...

BACKGROUND: Infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) affects muscle mass, altering independent activities of people living with HIV (PLWH). Resistance training alone (RT) or combined with aerobic exercise (AE) is...

BACKGROUND: Alcohol use is associated with many HIV-related behaviors that are associated with increased risk of reinfection, transmission, and poorer health outcomes in people living with HIV (PLHIV). The population...

Key take-home messages The Ontario HIV and Substance Use Training Program offers workshops across Ontario for counselors working in the field. In the past these workshops have advised counselors to...

Key take-home messages The recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of vitamins and minerals, as defined by the US Food and Nutrition Board30, is most often not sufficient for people living with...

Key take-home messages Behavioural emergencies are crises in which a person’s behaviour can become so out of control that he or she becomes a danger to others in their surroundings....

Key take-home messages Providers who pay attention to their clients’ health literacy or to their own communication techniques spend more time discussing health behaviour change during visits, and their clients...

Key take-home messages Oral PrEP (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate with emtricitabine) is highly protective against HIV acquisition across various populations and across different dosing schedules. Open label and demonstration projects in...