Category Archives: Prevention, Engagement and Care Cascade
What factors are associated with willingness to use HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among U.S. men who have sex with nen not on PrEP? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), an antiretroviral medication to prevent HIV, is becoming more widely available in the United States since the Federal Drug Administration approved it in 2012. However, PrEP use...
A scoping review of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis for cisgender and transgender adolescent girls and young women: What works and where do we go from here?
Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) are disproportionately affected by HIV, and oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can reduce HIV acquisition. The purpose of this scoping review was to synthesize results...
Correlation between CD4 T-cell counts and seroconversion among COVID-19 vaccinated patients with HIV: A meta-analysis
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the potential factors for predicting seroconversion due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine in people living with HIV (PLWH). METHOD: We searched the PubMed, Embase and...
Incidence of Pneumocystis pneumonia in immunocompromised patients without human immunodeficiency virus on intravenous pentamidine prophylaxis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) is a first-line Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) prophylaxis agent, but monthly intravenous pentamidine (IVP) is used in immunocompromised hosts without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection because IVP is...
A scoping review of knowledge, awareness, perceptions, attitudes, and risky behaviors of sexually transmitted infections in Southeast Asia
This scoping review synthesizes literature to examine the extent of research focusing on knowledge, awareness, perceptions, attitudes, and risky behaviors related to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Southeast Asia (SEA)....
The effect of antiretroviral therapy on the periodontal conditions of patients with HIV infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Aim: To assess any differences (1) in the prevalence of periodontitis and necrotizing periodontal diseases, specifically necrotizing gingivitis (NG) and necrotizing periodontitis (NP) between HIV patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and...
Immunogenicity and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines in people living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis
OBJECTIVES: Available data show that COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective in people living with HIV (PLWH) who are at increased risk for severe COVID-19. This meta-analysis aimed to compare...
A scoping review of methods used to assess medication adherence in patients with chronic conditions
BACKGROUND: Medication nonadherence of patients with chronic conditions is a complex phenomenon contributing to increased economic burden and decreased quality of life. Intervention development relies on accurately assessing adherence but...
Health care providers’ views on clinic infrastructure and practice models that may facilitate HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) prescribing: A qualitative meta-synthesis
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective biomedical HIV prevention tool. Increasing PrEP use among populations disproportionately affected by HIV is one of the key efforts in...
First line antiretroviral treatment failure and its association with drug substitution and sex among children in Ethiopia: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) has significantly decreased HIV-related morbidity and mortality among children despite the issue of drug resistance and subsequent treatment failure appearing as a challenge. Different studies have been...
