Category Archives: General HIV+ population
Reviews on HIV+ people where the population is not specified
From surviving to thriving: The current status of the behavioral, social, and psychological issues of aging with HIV
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Despite significant advances in knowledge regarding the biological and clinical issues related to aging with HIV, significantly less research has centered on related psychological, behavioral, and social...
Addressing gaps in cardiovascular care for people with HIV: Bridging scientific evidence and practice
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: People with HIV continue to have an excess burden of cardiovascular disease compared to the general population. The reasons for these disparities in cardiovascular disease include HIV-specific...
The innovative use of qualitative and mixed methods research to advance improvements along the HIV prevention and care continua
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Despite enormous advances in prevention and care modalities, HIV continues to burden populations around the globe and is largely driven by social and behavioral processes. Mixed methods...
Performance of cardiovascular risk prediction models among people living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Importance Extant data on the performance of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk score models in people living with HIV have not been synthesized. Objective To synthesize available data on the performance of the...
Prevention of heart failure, tachyarrhythmias and sudden cardiac death in HIV
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To summarize the state-of-the-art literature on the epidemiology, disease progression, and mediators of heart failure, tachyarrhythmias, and sudden cardiac death in people living with HIV (PLWH) to...
Acceptability, feasibility, and efficacy of telehealth interventions for HIV testing and treatment in adult populations
Introduction: The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) led to the rapid adoption of telehealth to provide HIV care and treatment. However, limited information exists about the...
Public health services and intersectional stigma: A social sciences perspective with implications for HIV service design and delivery
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Understanding stigma is important for improving HIV care services and gaps in HIV service delivery have been attributed to stigma. This review article synthesizes recent evidence on...
Human papillomavirus infection among pregnant women living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: In the general population, human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence is reportedly increased during pregnancy, and emerging evidence suggests that it may be associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Women living with...
Correlation between CD4 T-cell counts and seroconversion among COVID-19 vaccinated patients with HIV: A meta-analysis
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the potential factors for predicting seroconversion due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine in people living with HIV (PLWH). METHOD: We searched the PubMed, Embase and...
A scoping review of knowledge, awareness, perceptions, attitudes, and risky behaviors of sexually transmitted infections in Southeast Asia
This scoping review synthesizes literature to examine the extent of research focusing on knowledge, awareness, perceptions, attitudes, and risky behaviors related to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Southeast Asia (SEA)....
