Category Archives: General HIV+ population

Introduction It is well established that starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) increases a patient’s life expectancy among HIV-positive individuals. Considering the HIV pandemic, the major concern is initiation of ARTs to...

Objective: We aimed to obtain more precise estimates of stroke to address the wide variation of stroke burden among people with HIV (PWH) in different clinical settings. Design: Systematic review...

Objectives Studies already pointed out the increased risk of human papillomavirus (HPV) positivity and the implied risk of cervical dysplasia and even cervical carcinoma in pregnant women with human immunodeficiency virus...

Background The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes movement disorders in persons living with HIV (PLH). Objectives and methods We conducted a systematic review on the spectrum of movement disorders in...

Background and objective: The life expectancy of people living with HIV (PLWHIV) has significantly improved in recent decades, mostly due to antiretroviral (ARV) therapy. Aging can affect the pharmacokinetics of drugs...

INTRODUCTION: Global HIV infections due to HIV-1 recombinants are increasing and impede prevention and treatment efforts. Key populations suffer most new HIV infections, but their role in the spread of...

BACKGROUND: HIV continues to be a major source of morbidity and mortality. Among the main challenges faced by prophylactic HIV vaccine development are the high rates of genetic mutation and...

Our goal was to synthesize qualitative studies on HIV-related stigma as experienced by women living with HIV (WLWH) in the U.S. Qualitative metasynthesis techniques as developed by Sandelowski et al....

To address and slow the increasing burden of cognitive impairment in people surviving to older ages with HIV requires longitudinal monitoring of cognition. We conducted a structured literature review to...

Aim: A systematic review was conducted to identify the association of miRNA expression with HIV pathogenesis, progression and treatment. Methods: A search of articles was conducted in MEDLINE®, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled...

BACKGROUND: Health care providers’ stigmatizing attitudes are obstacles to patients’ well-being and quality of life. Dealing with HIV-related stigma and understanding the impact of feasible interventions on reducing stigmatizing attitudes...

BACKGROUND: The effect of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) on precancerous cervical lesion is not consistent across studies. Besides to the variability in the presence of a significant association between HIV...