Category Archives: Prevention, Engagement and Care Cascade

Nutrition in HIV-infected infants and children: Current knowledge, existing challenges, and new dietary management opportunities

2021

HIV infection and undernutrition remain significant public health concerns for infants and children. In infants and children under these conditions, undernutrition is one of the leading causes of death. Proper...

Effect of pharmacist care on clinical outcomes among people living with HIV/AIDS: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2021

BACKGROUND: Pharmacists play a significant role in the multidisciplinary care of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) (PLWHA). However, there is less evidence to clarify the...

Effects of probiotics on diarrhea and CD4 cell count in people living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2021

Gastrointestinal probiotics play an important role in maintaining intestinal bacteria homeostasis. They might benefit people with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), which remains a global health challenge. However, there...

Eliminating HIV reservoirs for a cure: The issue is in the tissue

2021

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Advances in antiretroviral therapy have saved numerous lives, converting a diagnosis with human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) from a death sentence into the possibility for a (nearly)...

Assessing proviral competence: Current approaches to evaluate HIV-1 persistence

2021

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Despite decades of suppressive antiretroviral therapy (ART), HIV-1 reservoirs persist and fuel viral rebound if therapy is interrupted. The persistence of viral reservoirs in infected individuals is...

Increased risk of vitamin D deficiency among HIV-infected individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2021

Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is a heavy burden worldwide. Observational studies have reported a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) among people living with HIV (PLWH). However,...

Dual contraceptive use and factor associated with people living with HIV/AIDS: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2021

INTRODUCTION: A dual contraceptive method is the usage of any modern contraceptive method with male or female condoms which could lower sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancy. Ethiopian standard utilization...

A systematic review and network meta-analyses to assess the effectiveness of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) self-testing distribution strategies

2021

BACKGROUND: We conducted a systematic review and network meta-analysis to identify which human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) self-testing (HIVST) distribution strategies are most effective. METHODS: We abstracted data from randomized controlled...

Improving retention in antenatal and postnatal care: A systematic review of evidence to inform strategies for adolescents and young women living with HIV

2021

INTRODUCTION: Young pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV (WLHIV) are at high risk of poor outcomes in prevention of mother-to-child transmission services. The aim of this systematic review was...

Immunological effector mechanisms in HIV-1 elite controllers

2021

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: HIV-1 elite controllers encompass small populations of people infected with HIV-1 who can spontaneously control plasma viral loads below the limit of detection, in the absence of...

Video-based teleconsultations in pharmaceutical care – A systematic review

2021

BACKGROUND: In recent years, telemedicine has gained increasing importance in the delivery of pharmaceutical care. The use of video technologies for remote communication between different parties offers the potential to...

Patient-reported outcomes in HIV clinical trials evaluating antiretroviral treatment: A systematic review

2021

We aimed to assess patterns of patient-reported outcomes (PRO) instruments’ utilization in HIV clinical trials in relation to antiretroviral therapy (ART). PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, and EMBASE were searched using the terms...

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