HIV prevalence in China: Integration of surveillance data and a systematic review
2013
BACKGROUND: Asian HIV epidemics are concentrated among particular behavioural groups, but large variations exist in epidemic types, timing, and geographical spread between countries and within countries, especially in China. We...
Global policy review of antiretroviral therapy eligibility criteria for treatment and prevention of HIV and tuberculosis in adults, pregnant women, and serodiscordant couples
2013
OBJECTIVE: This article reviews the antiretroviral therapy (ART)initiation criteria from national treatment guidelines for 70 countries and determines the extent of consistency with the current World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations....
HIV and prostate cancer: A systematic review of the literature
2009
Malignancy occurs with increased frequency in the HIV-positive population. The true incidence of prostate cancer in this population is unknown. In the few cases that have been presented in the...
Meta-analysis: Prevalence of HIV infection and syphilis among MSM in China
2009
OBJECTIVES: The prevalence of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases is rapidly rising among men who have sex with men (MSM) in China. The aim is to systematically review the...
HIV epidemics among men who have sex with men in central and eastern Europe
2009
No abstract.
Interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections, including HIV infection
2011
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Treatment Guidelines were last updated in 2006. To update the “Clinical Guide to Prevention Services” section of the...
Testosterone replacement therapy for bone loss prevention in HIV-infected males
2003
OBJECTIVE: To review the use of testosterone for the prevention of bone loss in men with HIV infection. DATA SOURCES: A MEDLINE search (1966-May 2002) on the use of testosterone...
Meta-analysis of the relationship between HIV infection and risk for depressive disorders
2001
Objective: Each of 10 published studies investigating the relationship between HIV infection and risk for depressive disorders concluded that HIV-positive individuais are at no greater risk for depression than comparable...
Are HIV epidemics among men who have sex with men emerging in the Middle East and North Africa?: A systematic review and data synthesis
2010
BACKGROUND: Men who have sex with men (MSM) bear a disproportionately higher burden of HIV infection than the general population. MSM in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are...
Scope and effectiveness of mobile phone messaging for HIV/AIDS care: A systematic review
2012
The objective of this mixed method systematic review was to assess the scope, effectiveness, acceptability and feasibility of the use of mobile phone messaging for HIV infection prevention, treatment and...
A systematic review of HIV interventions for black men who have sex with men (MSM)
2013
BACKGROUND: Black men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately burdened by HIV/AIDS. Despite this burden there has been a shortage of research on HIV interventions for black MSM....
Sex differences in adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy: A meta-analysis
2012
Observational studies have found that women tend to have lower adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) than men do, though no meta-analysis has yet investigated this trend. The aims...
