Reviews that are lab-based (e.g. genes, pharmaceuticals) or on unique groups of people (e.g. fishermen, nurses)
How linked are national HIV and SRHR strategies? A review of SRHR and HIV strategies in 60 countries
2017
The connection between HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) is widely recognised along with the benefits of linking them at the legal/policy, health systems, and service delivery...
Approaches for front-line organizations to implement evidence-based interventions
2012
Key take-home messages Helping community-based organizations (CBOs) find and use research evidence for the development of programs, services and advocacy is only part of the process of supporting evidence-informed front-line...
Health systems facilitators and barriers to the integration of HIV and chronic disease services: A systematic review
2017
Integration of services for patients with more than one diagnosed condition has intuitive appeal but it has been argued that the empirical evidence to support it is limited. We report...
Public perception of harm reduction interventions
2012
Key take-home messages Public opinion polls and surveys taken between 2003 and 2007 in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and nationwide in Canada, have found majority support for harm reduction programs,...
Intersectionality in HIV and other health-related research
2013
Key take-home messages Human experiences cannot be reduced to singular characteristics as these characteristics interact with others to produce health outcomes. Using social categories, such as class, race, gender, sexual...
Migrant farm workers and sexual health
2013
Key take-home messages The instability and mobility of migrant farm workers create unique barriers to accessing health care services including: transportation, cultural, language, and legal barriers. These barriers may prevent...
HIV services in rural and remote communities
2013
Key take-home messages People with or at risk of HIV who live in rural communities face complex challenges accessing services, including stigma, lack of services, transportation issues and some population-specific...
How to support and facilitate peer engagement in service provision roles
2013
Key take-home messages Peer support workers offer unique and valuable support to their peers by sharing similar lived experiences, particularly in mental health services and chronic disease management. Peer support...
HIV prevalence and testing among street-involved youth in Ontario
2014
Key take-home messages Although the evidence about rates of HIV transmission among street-involved youth is unclear, this group is at risk of sexually transmitted bloodborne infections due to factors such...
What is the effectiveness of supervised injection services?
2014
Key take-home messages The use of supervised injection services can lead to reductions in injecting behaviour and an increase in the number of clients accessing addiction treatment services. Supervised injection...
Data quality of the Chinese national AIDS information system: A critical review
2017
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...
Role of SDF-1 3’A polymorphism in HIV-1 disease progression: A systematic review and meta-analysis
2018
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...
