Category Archives: Prevention, Engagement and Care Cascade
Systematic scoping review on HIV services for males in Sub-Saharan Africa: Access, barriers, and research gaps
BACKGROUND: Access to HIV services among men and boys in Sub-Saharan Africa is a significant public health challenge, exacerbated by cultural norms surrounding masculinity. This scoping review systematically investigates disparities...
Machine learning in HIV care and antiretroviral therapy: Systematic review
BACKGROUND: Artificial intelligence (AI) is expanding across various medical fields, with machine learning (ML) being increasingly used to enhance patient management in diagnosis, prevention, and therapeutic care. OBJECTIVE: This study...
Gender-responsive and -transformative interventions in HIV, TB and malaria programmes: A review of evidence
Gender-responsive and -transformative interventions are essential for tackling harmful social norms and discriminatory laws, policies, and practices that drive gender inequalities and health inequities especially for women, girls, and gender-diverse...
Risk factors for HIV-associated neurocognitive impairment and frailty in aging people with HIV in Latin America: A systematic review
Background As people living with HIV (PWH) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have longer life expectancy due to improved access to antiretroviral therapy (ART), complications such as HIV-associated...
Effects of digital health interventions to promote safer sex behaviors among youth: Systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis
Background Youth aged 15–24 years carry a disproportionate HIV/sexually transmitted infections (STIs) burden. In recent years, different modalities of digital health interventions (DHIs) have been explored to promote safer sex behaviors...
Incidence and predictors of opportunistic infection among people living with HIV in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Opportunistic infections (OIs) play a crucial role in the morbidity and mortality of HIV‐infected individuals. Despite the increasing use of antiretroviral therapy, there remains a lack of comprehensive data...
Mental health of women with HIV: A qualitative meta-synthesis
BACKGROUND: Women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) experience significant psychological burdens due to biological and gendered factors such as pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding. However, a life course-based understanding of...
The prognosis characteristics of HIV/HBV co-infection after antiviral therapy: A comprehensive review
Co-infection of HIV and HBV is still a major global public health concern. Co-infected people have a nearly threefold increased risk of end-stage liver disease, with a noticeably faster development...
