Category Archives: Prevention, Engagement and Care Cascade

COVID-19 and HIV infection co-pandemics and their impact: A review of the literature

2021

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first detected in December 2019. In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. People with underlying medical conditions may be at greater...

Prevalence and factors associated with common mental disorders in young people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review

2021

INTRODUCTION: Common mental disorders (CMDs) particularly depression and anxiety, are highly comorbid with HIV also in young people living with HIV (YLWH). In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where most YLWH reside,...

Adolescent condom use in Southern Africa: Narrative systematic review and conceptual model of multilevel barriers and facilitators

2021

BACKGROUND: Adolescent HIV and pregnancy rates in Southern Africa are amongst the highest in the world. Despite decades of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) programming targeting adolescents, recent trends suggest...

A review of interventions to enhance HIV medication adherence

2021

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) is crucial for a successful HIV treatment. Unfortunately, it is estimated that 45% of persons living with HIV (PLWH) have poor adherence...

Are psychosocial interventions effective at increasing condom use among Black men? A systematic review

2021

Black men experience a disproportionate burden of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United Kingdom (UK). STIs can seriously affect the health and well-being of affected individuals. With condoms effective...

Promoting safer sex in the context of heterosexual anal intercourse: A scoping review

2021

Aims and objectives: To locate and summarise existing literature regarding safer sex practices specific to heterosexual anal intercourse and identify promising health promotion strategies. Background: Much of the literature regarding anal intercourse...

A systematic review of the effectiveness of non-health facility based care delivery of antiretroviral therapy for people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa measured by viral suppression, mortality and retention on ART

2021

BACKGROUND: Alternative models for sustainable antiretroviral treatment (ART) delivery are necessary to meet the increasing demand to maintain population-wide ART for all people living with HIV (PLHIV) in sub-Saharan Africa....

mHealth interventions for treatment adherence and outcomes of care for cardiometabolic disease among adults living with HIV: Systematic review

2021

BACKGROUND: The success of antiretroviral therapy has led to an increase in life expectancy and an associated rise in the risk of cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs) among people living with HIV....

HIV and COVID-19: Lessons from HIV and STI harm reduction strategies

2021

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review highlights the intersection of the COVID-19, HIV, and STI pandemics and examines how harm reduction strategies can be applied broadly to controlling a pandemic. RECENT...

HIV Pre-exposure prophylaxis in the LGBTQ Community: A review of practice and places

2021

One in six bisexual and gay men will be diagnosed with HIV in their lifetime (Human Rights Campaign, 2017). Without a vaccine or cure, prevention may be the best tool...

Interventions to address the mental health of adolescents and young adults living with or affected by HIV: State of the evidence

2021

INTRODUCTION: Adolescents and young adults (AYA) remain vulnerable to HIV-infection and significant co-morbid mental health challenges that are barriers to treatment and prevention efforts. Globally millions of AYA are living...

Causally interpretable meta-analysis: Application in adolescent HIV prevention

2021

Endowing meta-analytic results with a causal interpretation is challenging when there are differences in the distribution of effect modifiers among the populations underlying the included trials and the target population...

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