Category Archives: Prevention, Engagement and Care Cascade

Treatment failure and associated factors among people living with HIV on highly active antiretroviral therapy in mainland China: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2023

Objective: Reducing the prevalence of treatment failure among people living with HIV (PLHIV) on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is crucial for improving individual health and reducing disease burden. This study...

Maternal antiretroviral treatment for HIV infection and risk of small-for-gestational-age birth: A systematic review and meta-analysis of protease inhibitor-based treatment and timing of treatment

2023

Background: Data indicate that certain combination antiretroviral treatment (cART) regimens, particularly protease inhibitor (PI)-based regimens, and cART initiation before conception may be associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. The risk of having...

Contribution of low CD4 cell counts and high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) viral load to the efficacy of preferred first-line antiretroviral regimens for treating HIV infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2023

We assessed wWe assessed whether low CD4 count and high viral load (VL) affect the response to currently preferred ART. We performed a systematic review of randomized, controlled clinical trials...

Barriers and facilitators related to COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and uptake among people living with HIV

2023

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review reports on the myriad barriers and facilitators related to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and factors contribution to uptake among people living with HIV (PLWH) globally published...

HIV treatment, antiretroviral adherence and AIDS mortality in people who inject drugs: A scoping review

2023

BACKGROUND: People who inject drugs (PWID) are a key population for the prevention and care of HIV infection. METHODS: This scoping review covers recent (post-2010) systematic reviews on engagement of...

Integrase strand transfer inhibitor use in children with perinatal HIV-1 Infection: A narrative review

2023

Integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTIs), including raltegravir (RAL), dolutegravir (DTG), elvitegravir (EVG), bictegravir (BIC), and cabotegravir (CAB), are increasingly used, given excellent data on their efficacy, effectiveness, and tolerability profile...

Interactions of antiretroviral drugs with food, beverages, dietary supplements, and alcohol: A systematic review and meta-analyses

2023

Multiple factors may affect combined antiretroviral therapy (cART). We investigated the impact of food, beverages, dietary supplements, and alcohol on the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic parameters of 33 antiretroviral drugs. Systematic...

The association between HIV diagnosis disclosure and adherence to anti-retroviral therapy among adolescents living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2023

INTRODUCTION: Nine in ten of the world’s 1.74 million adolescents living with human immunodeficiency virus (ALHIV) live in Sub-Saharan Africa. Suboptimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and poor viral suppression...

Living with HIV and getting vaccinated: A narrative review

2023

After 40 years of its appearance, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection remains a leading public health challenge worldwide. Since the introduction of antiretroviral treatment (ART), HIV infection has become a...

Interventions to reduce alcohol use and HIV risk among sexual and gender minority populations: A systematic review

2023

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals are diagnosed with HIV at disproportionate rates, and hazardous alcohol use can increase their HIV risk. This review assessed the state...

Non-pharmacological interventions for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in older adults: A systematic review

2023

BACKGROUND: STIs in older adults (adults aged 50 years and older) are on the rise due to variable levels of sex literacy and misperceived susceptibility to infections, among other factors....

Trends in U.S. HIV peer health worker training strategies and approaches: A scoping review of the literature

2023

Peer health workers (peers) are commonly engaged interventionists in the HIV care spectrum. The objective of this scoping review was to examine the range of evidence on training strategies and...

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