Category Archives: Linkage/engagement in care

Guidelines for the transfer of people living with HIV attending primary healthcare facilities in South Africa: A scoping review

2024

People living with HIV may move between health facilities: this is called ‘transfer’, and includes up- and down-referral based on clinical condition and lateral transfer (e.g. between primary healthcare [PHC]...

Sexualized drug use (chemsex and methamphetamine) among men who have sex with men

2025

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Cost-effectiveness analyses of adolescent- and young-adult-focused HIV interventions incorporating HIV transmission: A scoping review of modeling methods and proposed guidance

2025

BACKGROUND: Adolescents and young adults (AYA) are disproportionately affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) globally, with high-burden population subgroups differing across regions. Cost-effectiveness modeling analyses of AYA-focused HIV interventions have...

Implementation of trauma-informed care into clinical HIV prevention and care settings: A decade of limited progress

2025

PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW: Trauma is common among people living with or at risk for HIV and associated with increased HIV risk and worse HIV care outcomes. Trauma-informed care (TIC)...

What services, interventions and support are available for people with HIV in England to manage their overall health and wellbeing? A scoping review

2025

OBJECTIVES: The average age of a person living with HIV in high-income countries is increasing, as are rates of multimorbidity and frailty. To meet these needs, existing services must adapt....

Interventions to improve HIV care continuum outcomes for people with HIV who have incarceration experience: A narrative review

2025

People with HIV who are reentering the community after incarceration encounter multiple barriers to engagement in HIV care and treatment. We conducted a narrative review of recent interventions (2020-2023) developed...

Late diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and its associated factors in Asian countries: A systematic review

2025

Background: Despite widespread public health interventions and research on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), late diagnosis and presentation into care constitute serious challenges to effective prevention and control of the disease. Asia,...

Sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections in transgender and non-binary people in Canada: A scoping review

2025

In the 2021 census, 100,815 people in Canada aged 15 and older identified as transgender or non-binary. Globally, transgender people are disproportionately burdened by several Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections...

Transition From adolescent to adult care for young people living with HIV: A systematic review of needs, barriers, and interventions

2025

Young people living with HIV (YPLHIV) aged 15-24 years represent over 25% of new HIV infections globally. They face significant challenges in transitioning from pediatric to adult care. Despite guidelines...

Cannabis use and HIV among Black sexually minoritized men: A systematic review and narrative analysis

2025

Objective: We conducted a systematic review evaluating the extant literature examining the impacts of cannabis use on HIV-related outcomes among Black sexual minoritized men (BSMM). Design: A systematic review. Methods: We conducted a...

The key design features and effectiveness of social network interventions for HIV testing and linkage services in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2025

INTRODUCTION: HIV remains a global health challenge with a reported 39 million people living with HIV (PLHIV) in 2022. Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Pacific are home to 82% of...

Characterizing the HIV care continuum among children and adolescents with HIV in eastern and southern Africa in the era of “Universal Test and Treat”: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2025

INTRODUCTION: The “Universal Test and Treat” (UTT) era for antiretroviral therapy (ART) increased HIV service delivery to children and adolescents aged 0-19 with HIV. The goal is to reach ƒ%95%...

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