Category Archives: Prevention
Systematic review of alternative HIV preexposure prophylaxis care delivery models to improve preexposure prophylaxis services
Objectives: To identify types, evidence, and study gaps of alternative HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) care delivery models in the published literature. Design: Systematic review and narrative synthesis. Methods: We searched in the US...
Efficacy and safety of long-acting cabotegravir versus oral tenofovir disoproxil fumarate-emtricitabine as HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
WHO guidelines recommend daily oral tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) and emtricitabine (FTC) for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) of HIV in people at high risk of HIV infection. However, due to social,...
Serological response following COVID-19 vaccines in patients living with HIV: A dose-response meta-analysis
To quantify the pooled rate and risk ratio of seroconversion following the uncomplete, complete, or booster dose of COVID-19 vaccines in patients living with HIV. PubMed, Embase and Cochrane library...
HIV prevention intervention-related research with adult, sexual minority hispanic men in the United States: A systematic review
The systematic review describes aims to synthesize the HIV prevention intervention-related research conducted among adult, US sexual minority Hispanic men since 2012. Following PRISMA guidelines, 15 articles representing 14 studies...
COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among people living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis
OBJECTIVE: To assess coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine acceptance among people living with HIV (PLHIV) worldwide. METHODS: We searched MEDLINE, PSYINFO, CINHAL, Scopus and EMBASE databases and other sources including...
Barriers to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use for HIV: An integrative review
OBJECTIVES: to identify and synthesize scientific evidence on the barriers and difficulties for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) use and compliance for HIV. METHODS: an integrative literature review, using the MEDLINE/PubMed, Cumulative...
Can peer-based interventions improve adolescent sexual and reproductive health outcomes? An overview of reviews
PURPOSE: An overview of reviews was conducted to summarize the evidence and synthesize the results from systematic reviews. METHODS: The Cochrane and Preferred Reporting Items for Overviews of Reviews reporting...
HIV focused sexual risk-reduction interventions targeting adolescent boys and young men in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review
Adolescent girls and young women’s exceptionalism with HIV interventions has left adolescent boys and young men (ABYM) trailing behind, thus becoming a marginalized and underserved population. The scoping review aimed...