Category Archives: Prevention, Engagement and Care Cascade

Efficacy and safety of doravirine in treatment-naive HIV-1-infected adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2020

This research aims to study the safety and efficacy of doravirine in the treatment of HIV-1 (human immunodeficiency virus) patients. We conducted an electronic search in eight databases for the...

Methadone maintenance therapy service components linked to improvements in HIV care cascade outcomes: A systematic review of trials and observational studies

2020

BACKGROUND: The beneficial links between engagement in methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) and HIV treatment outcomes have been extensively described. Nevertheless, people who use drugs (PWUD) continue to experience suboptimal HIV...

Impact of COVID-19 on people with HIV: A Review

2020

There is great concern about the impact of COVID-19 among the nearly 40 million people living with HIV (PLWH) worldwide. In this review, we surveyed current literature and found no...

Aging with HIV

2019

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review points out unmet medical needs and open research questions of older adults living with HIV. Starting from the definition of aging in HIV, it explores...

impact of pre-antiretroviral therapy CD4 counts on drug resistance and treatment failure: A systematic review

2020

The continuous rising of HIV drug resistance in low- and middle-income countries and its impact on treatment failure is a growing threat for the HIV treatment response. This review aimed...

Using digital communication technology to increase HIV testing among men who have sex with men and transgender women: Systematic review and meta-analysis

2020

BACKGROUND: HIV continues to disproportionately affect men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TW). Undiagnosed HIV is a major driver of HIV transmission rates, and increasing the...

Characteristics of successful programmes targeting gender inequality and restrictive gender norms for the health and wellbeing of children, adolescents, and young adults: A systematic review

2020

BACKGROUND: In the context of the Sustainable Development Goals and the shifting global burden of disease, this systematic review analyses the evidence from rigorously evaluated programmes that seek to transform...

Peer education for HIV prevention among high-risk groups: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2020

BACKGROUND: Peer education has become a strategy for health promotion among high-risk groups for HIV infection worldwide. However, the extent to which peer education could have an impact on HIV...

Arts-based approaches to promoting health in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review

2020

INTRODUCTION: Arts-based approaches to health promotion have been used widely across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), particularly in public health responses to HIV/AIDS. Such approaches draw on deep-rooted historical traditions of indigenous...

A systematic review and meta-analyses on initiation, adherence and outcomes of antiretroviral therapy in incarcerated people

2020

BACKGROUND: Incarcerated people are at increased risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection relative to the general population. Despite a high burden of infection, HIV care use among prison populations...

Mapping evidence of intervention strategies to improving men’s uptake to HIV testing services in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic scoping review

2020

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A scoping review on the role of masculine norms in men’s engagement in the HIV care continuum in sub-Saharan Africa

2019

Men living with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa are less likely than women to be engaged at each stage of the HIV care continuum. We conducted a scoping review in May...

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