Category Archives: Treatment

AIDS-affected orphans in Sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review on outcome differences in rural and urban environments

2018

Currently, there are more than 11 million AIDS-affected orphans that suffer from various adverse effects, most of whom reside in sub-Saharan Africa. The difference between whether a child resides in...

The association between antiretroviral therapy and selected cardiovascular disease risk factors in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2018

BACKGROUND: With increasing adverse cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes in HIV/AIDS patients, the possible contribution of antiretroviral therapy (ART) to the prevailing CVD epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) through its effect...

The effect of bariatric surgery on patients with HIV infection: A literature review

2018

Obesity among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals is on the rise. Bariatric procedures such as Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and sleeve gastrectomy (SG) alter the GI tract. Whether this alteration...

Barriers to antiretroviral therapy adherence in developed countries: A qualitative synthesis to develop a conceptual framework for a new patient-reported outcome measure

2018

Suboptimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) remains common. Patient-centered tools are needed to comprehensively assess adherence barriers in HIV clinical practice. Thus, we conducted a research synthesis to produce a...

Mindfulness-based interventions for adults living with HIV/AIDS: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2018

This meta-analysis examined the effects of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) on stress, psychological symptoms, and biomarkers of disease among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Comprehensive searches identified 16 studies that met...

Medication adherence in pregnant women with human immunodeficiency virus receiving antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review

2018

BACKGROUND: The use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a core strategy proposed by the World Health Organization in preventing mother to child transmission (MTCT) of HIV. This systematic review aimed...

Associations between highly active antiretroviral therapy and the presence of HPV, premalignant and malignant cervical lesions in sub-Saharan Africa, a systematic review: Current evidence and directions for future research

2017

OBJECTIVES: In sub-Saharan Africa, substantial international funding along with evidence-based clinical practice have resulted in an unparalleled scale-up of access to antiretroviral treatment at a higher CD4 count. The role...

Influence of AIDS antiretroviral therapy on the growth pattern

2018

OBJECTIVES: Human immunodeficiency virus infection can result in the early impairment of anthropometric indicators in children and adolescents. However, combined antiretroviral therapy has improved, in addition to the immune response...

From CD4-based initiation to treating all HIV-infected adults immediately: An evidence-based meta-analysis

2018

Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) Consolidated antiretroviral therapy (ART) guidelines set the CD4(+) T-cell counts threshold to 500 cells/mm(3) in 2013, and 2015 guidelines recommend treating all HIV-infected adults...

Linking private, for-profit providers to public sector services for HIV and tuberculosis co-infected patients: A systematic review

2018

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of infectious disease deaths worldwide and is the leading cause of death among people with HIV. The World Health Organization (WHO) has called...

Review of differentiated approaches to antiretroviral therapy distribution

2018

In response to global trends of maximizing the number of patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART), this review summarizes literature describing differentiated models of ART distribution at facility and community levels...

Doing patient-centredness versus achieving public health targets: A critical review of interactional dilemmas in ART adherence support

2018

Anti-retroviral Therapy (ART) transformed HIV into a chronic disease but its individual and public health benefits depend on high levels of adherence. The large and rising number of people on...

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