Category Archives: Prevention, Engagement and Care Cascade
Vaginal microbicides for reducing the risk of sexual acquisition of HIV infection in women: Systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Each year more than two million people are newly infected with HIV worldwide, a majority of them through unprotected vaginal sex. More than half of new infections in adults...
HIV/STI prevention interventions targeting FSWs in China: A systematic literature review
A rapid increase in heterosexual transmission of HIV and a high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in China signals potential outbreaks of generalized epidemics. A large proportion of heterosexual...
Assessing the effects of HIV/AIDS and TB disease control programmes on health systems in low- and middle-income countries of Southeast Asia: A semi-systematic review of the literature
OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the literature on if and how HIV/AIDS and TB programmes have impacted on general healthcare systems in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries. METHODS: Medline,...
Association between vitamin D and hepatitis C virus infection: A meta-analysis
AIM: To evaluate the association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and sustained virological response (SVR) in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infected individuals. METHODS: Relevant studies were identified by systematically searching MEDLINE...
A systematic review of behavioral and treatment outcome studies among HIV-infected men who have sex with men who abuse crystal methamphetamine
Men who have sex with men (MSM) have the highest incidence of HIV infection in the United States. One of the contributing factors to HIV spread among this group is...
A systematic review of cohort studies of the quality of life in HIV/AIDS patients after antiretroviral therapy
The aim of this paper was to review cohort studies that analyze changes in the quality of life of people living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome. We searched...
Costs and efficiency of integrating HIV/AIDS services with other health services: A systematic review of evidence and experience
OBJECTIVES: To review the literature on the potential efficiency gains of integrating HIV services with other health services. DESIGN: Systematic literature review. Search of electronic databases, manual searching and snowball...
Cost-effectiveness of HIV/AIDS interventions in Africa: A systematic review of the evidence
BACKGROUND: Evidence for cost-effectiveness of interventions for HIV/AIDS in Africa is fragmentary. Cost-effectiveness is, however, highly relevant. African governments face difficult choices in striking the right balance between prevention, treatment,...
Systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence for increasing numbers of drugs in antiretroviral combination therapy
Objective. To assess the evidence for the effectiveness of increasing numbers of drugs in antiretroviral combination therapy. Design. Systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression of fully reported randomised controlled trials. All...
A systematic review of HIV/AIDS survival and delayed diagnosis among Hispanics in the United States
HIV/AIDS disproportionately affects Hispanics. Our objective was to determine the risk of late diagnosis and rate of survival after HIV/AIDS diagnosis among Hispanics compared to other racial/ethnic groups. We performed...
