Category Archives: General HIV+ population

Background The extensive global genetic diversity of HIV-1 poses a major challenge to HIV vaccine development. We aimed to determine recent estimates of and changes in the global and regional...

Objectives HIV is closely linked to reproductive and sexual health. HIV Serodiscordant couples face significant social, reproductive, and sexual challenges. This systematic review aimed to identify their reproductive health needs....

Background: People with HIV might be at an increased risk of long COVID (LC) because of their immune dysfunction and chronic inflammation and alterations in immunological responses against severe acute respiratory...

OBJECTIVE: This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the global prevalence of mental disorders among young people living with HIV. METHODS: A comprehensive search was conducted of the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane...

Self-management of HIV is crucial to reduce disease-related negative health outcomes. Loneliness and social isolation are associated with poor disease self-management (e.g., medication non-adherence and care disengagement) in younger people...

This systematic review synthesized published literature (2000–2023) to identify HIV interventions specifically designed for transgender persons in the United States (PROSPERO registration number: CRD42021256460). The review also summarized strategies for...

BACKGROUND: People with HIV (PWH) are living longer directly related to benefits of highly effective antiretroviral therapy (ART). However, concurrent with improved longevity is the growing prevalence of metabolic comorbidities...

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has evolved into an established global pandemic over the past four decades; however, despite massive research investment globally, the precise underlying mechanisms which are fundamental...

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate, through a systematic literature review, whether periodontal status in HIV-infected individuals is different from those non-HIV-infected. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A systematic search for published observational studies within...

The advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in 1996 has markedly enhanced the life expectancy of people living with HIV (PLWH), largely due to the effectiveness of reverse transcriptase...

BACKGROUND: The aim of this meta-analysis was to synthesize the available evidence from the literature on the efficacy and safety of integrase inhibitor-based two drug regimens compared to triple drug...

Identifying case-finding strategies to reduce tuberculosis (TB) incidence in high-burden countries requires better knowledge of the disease burden in key contributing populations and settings. To inform South Africa’s National Tuberculosis...