Category Archives: Women
Evaluation of health disparity in bacterial vaginosis and the implications for HIV-1 acquisition in African American women
There is a health disparity for both bacterial vaginosis (BV) and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection in African American women that may be linked. The evidence that BV...
A synthesis of meta-analytic evidence of behavioral interventions to reduce HIV/STIs
To identify the mode of delivery, communicator, and content dimensions that make STI/HIV prevention interventions most successful at increasing condom use/protected sex or reducing STI/HIV incidence. A literature search for...
A systematic review of interventions to improve prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission service delivery and promote retention
INTRODUCTION: The success of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) is dependent upon high retention of mother-infant pairs within these programmes. This is a systematic review to evaluate the...
Comparisons of adherence to antiretroviral therapy in a high-risk population in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Reports on antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence are scare in China; we performed this meta-analysis to estimate ART adherence rates in different populations at high risk for HIV transmission in...
Women who have sex with women living in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of sexual health and risk behaviors
Women who have sex with women (WSW) have long been considered at low risk of acquiring and transmitting HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). However, limited research has been...
Sexual risk behaviors and HIV infection among men who have sex with men and women in China: Evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis
Objectives. To understand the current risk of HIV infection and transmission and further elucidate the underlying risk factors among men who have sex with men and women (MSMW) in China....
Lights and shadows about the effectiveness of IVF in HIV infected women: A systematic review
BACKGROUND: HIV infected women have higher rates of infertility. Objective. The purpose of this literature review is to evaluate the effectiveness of fresh IVF/ICSI cycles in HIV infected women. MATERIALS...
Male partners’ involvement in prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review
In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), male partners are rarely present during prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services. This systematic review aims to synthesize, from a male perspective, male partners’ perceived roles,...
Metabolic alterations in HIV-infected pregnant women: Moving to metabolic tailoring of antiretroviral drugs
The most striking effect of increased survival and improved quality of life in HIV-infected women undergoing antiretroviral therapy is the feasibility of motherhood-desire satisfaction. However, such advantages are often associated...
The impact of HIV-related stigma on the lives of HIV-positive women: An integrated literature review
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To critically explore how Human Immunodeficiency Virus-related stigma impacts on the lives of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-positive women through an integrative review of the literature. BACKGROUND: Throughout history...
