Category Archives: Engagement and Care Cascade
Aging and HIV: Recent findings in contributing factors
Background: Aging among people living with HIV (PLWH) presents multifaceted challenges influenced by antiretroviral therapy (ART), chronic inflammation, viral coinfections, stigma, multimorbidity, and immunosuppression. Methods: This review synthesizes recent research...
Evaluating HIV drug resistance in the Middle East and North Africa and its associated factors: A systematic review
OBJECTIVE: One of the obstacles to achieving successful treatment of HIV infections is the development and spread of mutations linked to resistance. Thus, it is important to monitor the prevalence...
Family influences on antiretroviral therapy adherence in youth with HIV in the United States: A systematic review
HIV poses a significant issue in the United States and understanding how HIV-positive populations adhere to treatments, specifically with antiretroviral therapy (ART), is vital for researchers to find approaches to...
Depression and associated factors among human immunodeficiency virus-positive pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa: Systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Despite its severe impact on both maternal and fetal health, antenatal depression has not received as much attention in the healthcare community as postnatal depression. Comprehensive evidence is very...
Improving communication: A narrative synthesis of interventions for HIV disclosure to pediatric populations
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: HIV remains a significant global public health concern, affecting millions worldwide, including children. Disclosure of HIV status to infected children holds several benefits, yet rates of disclosure...
Health service utilization of Black immigrant women residing in the United States: A systematic review
Black immigrants constitute a rapidly growing population group in the U.S. A comprehensive understanding of health services used by Black immigrant women is necessary to support the complex needs of...
Perinatal outcomes among pregnant women with HIV initiating antiretroviral therapy preconception and antenatally
OBJECTIVE: Increasingly, pregnant women with HIV (WHIV) initiate antiretroviral therapy (ART) before conception. We assessed the risk of adverse perinatal outcomes among pregnant WHIV initiating ART preconception or antenatally, compared...
Clinical trials of broadly neutralizing monoclonal antibodies in people living with HIV—A review
Introduction HIV-1 remains a major global health challenge, impacting approximately 39 million people worldwide. Although antiretroviral therapy has substantially reduced HIV incidence and enhanced the quality of life for those living...