Category Archives: Other

Key take-home messages Motivation to volunteer for an ASO can be potentially attributed to many diverse factors and can be different based on the types of services offered by the...

Key take-home messages There was relatively little literature on the experience of stigma in Canadian health care settings or on the attitudes of Canadian health professionals. In three Canadian studies,...

Key take-home messages Despite the availability of improved knowledge and training of healthcare providers, some continue to have negative attitudes and beliefs towards PHAs, which could adversely impact PHA health...

Key take-home messages Through a review of the literature, we were unable to locate any evaluations related to the use of social media. We identified four examples of Facebook pages...

BACKGROUND: Chemokine stromal cell-derived factor 1(SDF-1) 3’A polymorphism has been reported to influence HIV-1 disease pathogenesis and progression, but the results remain controversial. OBJECTIVES: A meta-analysis was carried out to...

Background: Western blot (WB) assay is considered the gold standard test for HIV infection confirmation. However, it requires technical expertise and is quite time-consuming. WHO recommends blood-based rapid diagnosis to...

OBJECTIVE: As the burden of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) rises across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), global donors and governments are exploring strategies to integrate HIV and NCD care. Implementation science is...

The association between poor mental health and factors related to HIV acquisition and disease progression (also referred to as HIV-related factors) may be stronger among conflict-affected populations given elevated rates...

Thirty-nine electronic English and Chinese articles on data quality assessment of the Chinese AIDS information system were critically reviewed. Some performance assessment related indicators of data quality have improved since...

Objective: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is among the utmost destructive viruses humankind has ever faced in almost four decades. It carries with it profound socioeconomic and public health implications....

Background: Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has experienced an unprecedented mining boom since the mid-2000s with unknown effects on sexual and reproductive health (SRH). This study takes the essential...

The definitive cure for human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV) infection is represented by the eradication of the virus from the patient’s body. To reach this result, cells that are infected...