Category Archives: Prevention, Engagement and Care Cascade
Mobile applications in HIV self-management: A systematic review of scientific literature
Self-management through mHealth by mobile apps creates new opportunities for people living with HIV (PLHIV) for integrated and accurate management. Our study focused on current evidence on HIV selfmanagement mobile...
Systematic review and meta-analysis assessing the knowledge and use of the female condom among Nigerians
BACKGROUND: The female condom (FC) is a critical component in a comprehensive and sustainable approach to prevent HIV, other sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancies. OBJECTIVES: This review provides comprehensive...
Clinical and laboratory outcomes in HIV-1 and HTLV-1/2 coinfection: A systematic review
Aim: To perform a systematic review to describe the available findings on clinical outcomes in HIV-1 and HTLV-1/HTLV-2 co-infected individuals since 1995. Design: This Systematic Review used PECO criteria follow by PRISMA...
HIV patient navigation in the United States: A qualitative meta-synthesis of navigators’ experiences
Patient navigation is increasingly used to link and (re)engage persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to care. A more holistic understanding of patient navigation can be achieved by exploring the...
Research synthesis, HIV prevention response, and public health: CDC’s HIV/AIDS prevention research synthesis project
OBJECTIVE: Research synthesis, through qualitative or quantitative systematic reviews, allows for integrating results of primary research to improve public health. We examined more than 2 decades of work in HIV...
Impact of HIV-associated cognitive impairment on functional independence, frailty and quality of life in the modern era: A meta-analysis
HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) is an important sequela of HIV infection. Combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) has improved the health outcomes of many people living with HIV but has given rise...
A systematic review and meta-analysis on depression and associated factors among adult HIV/AIDS-positive patients attending ART clinics of Ethiopia: 2021
INTRODUCTION: Depression is the most common mental health problem in people living with the human immune virus. It ranges from 11% to 63% in low- and middle-income countries. Depression was...
A critical review of symptom management nursing science on HIV-related fatigue and sleep disturbance
Despite improved antiretroviral treatments, people living with HIV (PLWH) continue to suffer from HIV-related fatigue and sleep disturbances. We first reviewed the definition, etiology, and research breakthroughs of HIV-related fatigue...
How has HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) changed sex? A review of research in a new era of bio-behavioral HIV prevention
In 2012, the U.S. FDA approved the first drug for use as HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), which is nearly 99% effective when taken as prescribed. Although the manifest function of...
A scoping review of sexual transmission related HIV research among key populations in Malaysia: Implications for interventions across the HIV care cascade
The Malaysian government has committed to ‘Fast Tracking the HIV Response’ to achieve UNAIDS 2030 targets to end AIDS. The epidemic is concentrated among key populations and has shifted from...
