Category Archives: Treatment
The reasons of late diagnosis in patients with HIV/AIDS: A meta-synthesis
PURPOSE: To comprehensively integrate qualitative findings on the reasons for late diagnosis in HIV/AIDS patients and to encourage timely clinic consultations for advisory purposes. METHODS: A qualitative systematic review utilizing...
From community engagement to lived experience leadership: A systematic review of HIV services among men who have sex with men
Community responses are essential to achieving the global goal of Ending AIDS by 2030, yet men who have sex with men (MSM) remain underrepresented and often tokenized within HIV initiatives....
Usable access to HIV testing and care among people with migrant backgrounds in Japan: A systematic review
OBJECTIVES: Japan’s growing migrant population has increased the need for HIV services usable across linguistic, administrative and social circumstances. We reviewed evidence on access to HIV testing and care among...
What tools do we have to end the US HIV epidemic? A review of structural, biomedical and implementation interventions and their potential population impact
INTRODUCTION: The United States Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) initiative was always challenged by structural and implementation barriers to HIV care. On top of that, since 2025, there are additional...
Assessing the impact, barriers and facilitators of peer-driven interventions on the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Introduction: Peer interventions may improve retention across the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) cascade in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) remains a major barrier....
Breastfeeding practices and perspectives in the setting of maternal HIV in high-income countries since the shift in the United States national guidelines: A scoping review
Introduction: United States national guidelines around infant feeding in the setting of maternal HIV were updated significantly in 2023. The updated guidelines encourage evidence-based counseling and emphasize shared decision-making around infant...
Torque Teno Virus (TTV) plasma load and immune reconstitution in people living with HIV: A systematic review
Background: Torque teno virus (TTV) is a ubiquitous, non-pathogenic component of the human virome whose role in people living with HIV (PLWH), particularly during antiretroviral therapy (ART)-mediated immune reconstitution, remains...
Efficacy and safety of TDF+3TC + EFV-centric antiretroviral regimens for HIV/HBV co-infection: A systematic review and network meta-analysis
Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of antiretroviral therapy(ART) regimens based on tenofovir(TDF) + lamivudine(3TC) + efavirenz(EFV) in patients co-infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis B Virus...
Mapping psychosocial interventions for mental health and well-being among pregnant women living with HIV: A scoping review
BACKGROUND: Pregnant women living with HIV are at increased risk of depression, anxiety, stigma, gender-based violence, and poor engagement in prevention of mother-to-child transmission services. Psychosocial interventions are increasingly used...
Housing instability as a barrier to HIV viral suppression: Evidence from a U.S. systematic review and meta-analysis
Housing instability and homelessness remain pervasive structural determinants of poor HIV outcomes in the United States. People living with HIV (PLWH) who experience homelessness face intersecting barriers, including stigma, behavioral...
Global prevalence and biopsychosocial correlates of psychological distress among people living with HIV: An updated theory-informed meta-analysis
Introduction: Psychological distress (PD) is common among people living with HIV (PLWH), but prevalence estimates vary substantially. This study aimed to synthesize the prevalence of PD among PLWH and examine...
Burden of malaria-HIV coinfection and associated adverse outcomes in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background The co-occurrence of malaria and HIV represents a significant health crisis in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Ethiopia, where both diseases are prevalent. This synergistic burden aggravates health inequalities, strains...
