Category Archives: Other
Reviews that are lab-based (e.g. genes, pharmaceuticals) or on unique groups of people (e.g. fishermen, nurses)
Knowledge and training needs of health professionals working with people with HIV: With consideration for mixed urban rural care settings
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...
Coordination and delivery of HIV prevention, treatment, care and support by nurse practitioners
Key take-home messages • Medical care, including primary care, delivered by nurse practitionersis often equivalent to the care administered by physicians. Caredelivered by nurse practitioners generally rates higher on measures...
A missing link: HIV-/AIDS-related mHealth interventions for health workers in low- and middle-income countries
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Through a review of the peer-reviewed and gray literature on HIV mobile health (mHealth) tools for health workers and in-depth interviews with mHealth leaders in the field,...
Criminalization of HIV exposure or transmission: Stakeholder views and beliefs and effects on behaviour
Key take-home messages There is limited research evidence available to inform each of the questions posed by this review and the findings presented should be interpreted with caution. The available...
Reducing HIV-related stigma and discrimination in healthcare settings: A systematic review of guidelines, tools, standards of practice, best practices, consensus statements and systematic reviews
Introduction: Policy makers and health professionals prefer to use preappraised and summarized evidence. Stigma and discrimination (SAD) reduction activities and programs are needed to improve the quality of care delivered...
Role of SDF-1 3’A polymorphism in HIV-1 disease progression: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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...
Evaluation of blood-based antibody rapid testing for HIV early therapy: A meta-analysis of the evidence
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...
