Category Archives: Linkage/engagement in care

Disengagement from care among people co-infected with HIV and HCV: A scoping review

2024

Disengagement from care among people with HIV (PWH) and hepatitis C (HCV) increases the risks of adverse health outcomes and poses significant barriers to achieving global HIV and HCV elimination...

A typology of HIV self-testing support systems: a scoping review

2024

To maximise the benefits of HIV self-testing (HIVST), it is critical to support self-testers in the testing process and ensure that they access appropriate prevention and care. To summarise systems...

Implementation strategies to improve HIV care cascade outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review from 2014 to 2021

2024

INTRODUCTION: In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), which are disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic and manage limited resources, optimized implementation strategies are needed to enhance the efficiency of the...

Repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on the HIV care continuum and related factors in economically disadvantaged nations: An integrated analysis using mixed-methods systematic review

2024

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic affected the self-management and care of people living with HIV, requiring adaptations in the way health services are provided. However, it is unclear how these changes...

Understanding the stigma experience of men living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: A qualitative meta-synthesis

2024

Men living with HIV (MLWH) in sub-Saharan Africa experience poor health outcomes and increased AIDS-related deaths due to stigma influencing testing and treatment uptake and adherence. PRISMA 2020 was used...

Utilization of social media for the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS: A scoping review

2024

Social media has been used widely in public health for understanding health risks and intervening to improve health. However, the utilization of social media for HIV prevention and control interventions...

Person-centred interventions to improve patient-provider relationships for HIV services in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review

2024

INTRODUCTION: Person-centred care (PCC) has been recognized as a critical element in delivering quality and responsive health services. The patient-provider relationship, conceptualized at the core of PCC in multiple models,...

Identifying best practices for increasing HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use and persistence in the United States: A systematic review

2024

A qualitative systematic review was conducted to evaluate pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) interventions, describe characteristics of best practices for increasing PrEP use and persistence, and explore research gaps based on current...

Barriers to sexual health care for sexually diverse Muslim men: A scoping review

2024

Sexually diverse Muslim men (SDMM) are seen to present later and with more advanced symptoms of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The limited access to sexual healthcare services...

Understanding effective post-test linkage strategies for HIV prevention and care: A scoping review

2024

Introduction Following HIV testing services (HTS), the World Health Organization recommends prompt linkage to prevention and treatment. Scale‐up of effective linkage strategies is essential to achieving the global 95‐95‐95 goals...

Impact of COVID-19 on access to and delivery of sexual and reproductive healthcare services in countries with universal healthcare systems: A systematic review

2024

OBJECTIVES: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unforeseen impacts on sexual and reproductive healthcare (SRH) services worldwide, and the nature and prevalence of these changes have not been extensively synthesized. We...

Digital intervention services to promote HIV self-testing and linkage to care services: A bibliometric and content analysis-global trends and future directions

2024

Objective: The global burden of HIV remains a critical public health challenge, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, home to over two-thirds of individuals living with HIV. HIV self-testing (HIVST) has emerged...

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