Category Archives: Prevention

A systematic review of microfinance-based interventions for HIV/AIDS prevention

2014

The aim of this study is to describe the scope of microfinance-based interventions for HIV/AIDS prevention. A systematic review was carried out of literature published between 1986 and 2012 from...

Systematic assessment of condom use measurement in evaluation of HIV prevention interventions: Need for standardization of measures

2014

When evaluating HIV prevention interventions, condom use is a common outcome measure used to assess changes in HIV-related behaviors; however, no widely accepted standards exist for its measurement. Using systematic...

Evidence informing the intersection of HIV, aging and health: A scoping review

2014

The growing number of people over age 50 with HIV requires research, policy, and practice to develop a more comprehensive understanding of the health consequences of HIV in older individuals....

A systematic review of evidence-based workplace prevention programmes that address substance abuse and HIV risk behaviours

2013

The purpose of the systematic review was to determine the effectiveness of workplace substance abuse prevention programmes that also address substance-related HIV risks. A search of major electronic databases was...

Community health workers and mobile technology: A systematic review of the literature

2013

INTRODUCTION: In low-resource settings, community health workers are frontline providers who shoulder the health service delivery burden. Increasingly, mobile technologies are developed, tested, and deployed with community health workers to...

Cobicistat: A new opportunity in the treatment of HIV disease?

2014

INTRODUCTION: Cobicistat (Cobi), a selective novel CYP3A4 inhibitor, is an orally administered, non-antiretroviral pharmacokinetic enhancer which boosts the plasma levels of several drugs, including HIV-1 protease inhibitors and the integrase...

Choice of antiretroviral drugs for postexposure prophylaxis for children: A systematic review

2015

BACKGROUND: This systematic review aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of antiretroviral options for postexposure prophylaxis (PEP). Recognizing the limited data on the safety and efficacy of antiretroviral drugs...

Effectiveness of ART and condom use for prevention of sexual HIV transmission in serodiscordant couples: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2014

BACKGROUND: Consistent and correct condom use and suppressive antiretroviral therapy for the infected partner are two of the primary strategies recommended for prevention of heterosexual HIV transmission in serodiscordant couples...

Contraceptive methods and risk of HIV acquisition or female-to-male transmission

2014

Effective family planning with modern contraception is an important intervention to prevent unintended pregnancies which also provides personal, familial, and societal benefits. Contraception is also the most cost-effective strategy to...

The effectiveness of community interventions targeting HIV and AIDS prevention at young people in developing countries

2006

OBJECTIVE: To identify successful HIV/AIDS prevention interventions targeting youths and delivered in geographically bounded communities (for example, rural villages, urban settlements or neighbourhoods) in developing countries. METHODS: A systematic review...

Effectiveness of interventions promoting HIV serostatus disclosure to sexual partners: A systematic review

2015

Disclosure of HIV serostatus to sexual partners is mandated within certain states in the United States and other countries. Despite these laws implemented and public health efforts to increase disclosure,...

Pharmacologic management of human immunodeficiency virus wasting syndrome

2014

Pharmacologic interventions for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) wasting have been studied since the 1990s, but the results of these interventions have been difficult to compare because the studies used different...

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