Category Archives: Prevention, Engagement and Care Cascade
Alcohol use and antiretroviral therapy non-adherence among adults living with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is efficacious in improving clinical outcomes among people living with HIV (PLWH) and reducing HIV transmission when taken regularly. Research examining modifiable factors associated with ART non-adherence...
Immunological and virological responses in older HIV-infected adults receiving antiretroviral therapy: An evidence-based meta-analysis
Millions of people living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have received antiretroviral therapy (ART). Older adults make up a significant portion of these individuals, however, the immunological and virological...
Stigma reduction interventions in people living with HIV to improve health-related quality of life
As the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets for people living with HIV are increasingly being reached in many contexts, health-related quality of life, the so-called fourth 90, warrants special attention. HIV-related stigma...
Do combination HIV prevention programmes result in increased empowerment, inclusion and agency to demand equal rights for marginalised populations in low-income and middle-income countries? A systematic review
Introduction: This systematic review aims to determine if combination HIV prevention programmes include outcome measures for empowerment, inclusion and agency to demand equal rights and measure the relationship between empowerment...
Child-centred care in HIV service provision for children in resource constrained settings: A narrative review of literature
Introduction: Child-centred care approaches are increasingly gaining traction in healthcare; and are being applied in the delivery of HIV care for children in resource constrained settings. However, very little is...
Cost of differentiated HIV antiretroviral therapy delivery strategies in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review
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...
Male participation in reproductive health interventions in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review
CONTEXT: Despite improvements in reproductive health indicators among women living in Sub-Saharan Africa, the persistence of poor outcomes underscores the need to examine recent interventions to inform future research, programming...
Crowdsourcing methods to enhance HIV and sexual health services: A scoping review and qualitative synthesis
BACKGROUND: Crowdsourcing is increasingly used to improve community engagement in HIV and sexual health research. In this scoping review, we reviewed studies using crowdsourcing approaches in HIV and sexual health...
The PrEP care continuum and black men who have sex with men: A scoping review of published data on awareness, uptake, adherence, and retention in PrEP care
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has demonstrated high efficacy to reduce HIV infections, however, racial/ethnic HIV disparities continue among black MSM. The purpose of this review was to assess available data to...
Taiwan guideline on oral pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention – 2018 update
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for prevention of human immunodeficiency virus infection is proved to be effective and has been implemented worldwide. This article introduces the guideline development and revised recommendations and...
