Category Archives: Treatment

The use of comic books, graphic novels, and fotonovelas as a health promotion tool

2020

Key take-home messages Comics — including graphic novels, comic books, and fotonovelas — are one way to learn and teach about illness (1) as the reader can relate words and images...

A scoping review of employment and HIV

2020

Employment is a social determinant of health that is important for understanding health behaviors, health outcomes and HIV transmission among people living with HIV. This study is a scoping review...

The safety and efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with advanced cancers and pre-existing chronic viral infections (Hepatitis B/C, HIV): A review of the available evidence

2020

The treatment paradigm of several cancers has dramatically changed in recent years with the introduction of immunotherapy. Most oncology trials involving immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIPs) have routinely excluded patients with...

The effectiveness of treatment supporter interventions in antiretroviral treatment adherence in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2020

This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the effectiveness of treatment supporter interventions (TSI) in improving ART adherence and viral suppression among adults living with HIV (PLWH) in sub-Saharan Africa. This...

The role of networks in racial disparities in HIV incidence among men who have sex with men in the United States

2020

Network factors have been proposed as potential drivers of racial disparities in HIV among Black and Latino men who have sex with men (MSM). This review aimed to synthesize the...

Pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions for HIV-neuropathy pain. A systematic review and a meta-analysis

2019

Background and Objectives: Among HIV infection symptoms, sensory neuropathy (HIV-SN) remains a main cause of suffering, with incidence varying from 13-50%. So far, numerous pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments have been...

Factors associated with antiretroviral therapy adherence in adults: An integrative review of literature

2019

AIDS is an advanced clinical manifestation of HIV infection. It generates severe immunodeficiency and associated infections that may lead to death. The antiretroviral therapy (ART) has reduced the morbimortality of...

A meta-analysis of the efficacy of HAART on HIV transmission and its impact on sexual risk behaviours among men who have sex with men

2020

Evidence showed preventive impacts of the highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) on the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) transmission amomg heterosexual population, however, that is of deficit among men who have...

The state of costing research for HIV interventions in sub-Saharan Africa

2019

The past decade has seen a growing emphasis on the production of high-quality costing data to improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of global health interventions. The need for such data...

Challenges facing HIV treatment as prevention in Brazil: An analysis drawing on literature on testing

2019

According to current global AIDS guidelines, HIV testing is key to the success of the ‘treatment as prevention’ (TasP) strategy and the control of AIDS. In view of Brazil’s commitment...

Impact of community pharmacist-led interventions in chronic disease management on clinical, utilization, and economic outcomes: An umbrella review

2019

BACKGROUND: Chronic disease represents a significant burden to the United States (US) health care system, with approximately 50% of all adults in the US having one or more chronic disease...

Cost of differentiated HIV antiretroviral therapy delivery strategies in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review

2019

BACKGROUND: Efficient and scalable models for HIV treatment are needed to maximize health outcomes with available resources. By adapting services to client needs, differentiated antiretroviral therapy (DART) has the potential...

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