Category Archives: Prevention, Engagement and Care Cascade
Effectiveness of financial incentives in achieving UNAID fast-track 90-90-90 and 95-95-95 target of HIV care continuum: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Financial incentives influence behavioural changes and the current review was done to assess the effectiveness of this intervention in improving HIV care continuum. We conducted systematic searches in MEDLINE, Cochrane...
Interventions for Children with Neurocognitive Impairments in Resource-Limited Settings: A Systematic Review
Many children and adolescents around the world suffer from neurocognitive deficits due to chronic disorders, such as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and malaria. Resource-limited settings exacerbate the risk of negative...
Overview of systematic reviews on strategies to improve treatment initiation, adherence to antiretroviral therapy and retention in care for people living with HIV: Part 1
OBJECTIVES: We sought to map the evidence and identify interventions that increase initiation of antiretroviral therapy, adherence to antiretroviral therapy and retention in care for people living with HIV at...
Tools to measure HIV knowledge, attitudes & practices (KAPs) in healthcare providers: A systematic review
Healthcare providers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAPs) related to HIV are important determinants of quality of care provided to HIV/AIDS patients. Most studies have focussed on low- and middle-income countries...
Cancer in youth living with HIV (YLWHIV): A narrative review of the access to oncological services among YLWHIV and the role of economic strengthening in child health
Youth Living with HIV/AIDS (YLWHIV) have a higher risk of developing immunodeficiency related illnesses including certain cancers than their general population counterparts of the same age. This narrative review of...
ART uptake and adherence among women who use drugs globally: A scoping review
OBJECTIVE: To assess the state of peer-reviewed literature surrounding uptake and adherence of antiretroviral therapy (ART) among HIV-positive women who use drugs (WWUD). METHODS: Consistent with PRISMA-ScR guidelines, we conducted...
Association of nitrite inhalants use and unprotected anal intercourse and HIV/syphilis infection among MSM in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Nitrite inhalant use is very common among men who have sex with men (MSM) in China. However, there is lack of national representative data on use among Chinese MSM,...
Implementation of Cholesterol-Lowering Therapy to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk in Persons Living with HIV
The widespread availability of highly effective antiretroviral therapies has reduced mortality from opportunistic infections in persons living with HIV (PLHIV), resulting in an increase in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and...
The effects of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on inflammatory factors in HIV-infected patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
High concentrations of C-reactive protein (CRP) and inflammatory markers are common in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients and are associated with non-HIV related comorbidity and mortality. Data on the benefits...
Impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: A systematic review
The clinical status and prognosis of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has dramatically changed in the recent years. Cardiovascular diseases can be related to combined antiretroviral therapy and...
Community-based psychosocial substance use disorder interventions in low-and-middle-income countries: A narrative literature review
BACKGROUND: Mental health and substance use disorders (SUDs) are the world’s leading cause of years lived with disability; in low-and-middle income countries (LIMCs), the treatment gap for SUDs is at...
Antiretroviral therapy-associated metabolic complications: Review of the recent studies
The extensive utilization of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has successfully improved human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated complications. The incidence of opportunistic infections is decreased by the viral load suppression and the CD4...
