Improving services for disadvantaged childbearing women
2004
BACKGROUND: Tackling health inequalities is high on the political agenda of the Labour government. The government wants to reduce inequalities through policies based on evidence, the health of childbearing women...
The magnitude of loss to follow-up of HIV-exposed infants along the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission continuum of care: A systematic review and meta-analysis
2013
INTRODUCTION: Although prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programs are widely implemented, many children do not benefit from them because of loss to follow-up (LTFU). We conducted a systematic review...
Adherence challenges with drugs for pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV infection
2014
Background There are 34 million people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) worldwide and each year this number increases. Until a vaccine is discovered, the prevention of new HIV infections...
Male involvement for increasing the effectiveness of prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programmes
2012
Despite efforts to increase the uptake of prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services, coverage is still lower than desired in developing countries. A lack of male...
A systematic review of the quality of trials evaluating biomedical HIV prevention interventions shows that many lack power
2009
Purpose: Several randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) have tested strategies to prevent sexual acquisition of HIV infection, but their quality has been variable. We aimed to identify, describe, and evaluate the...
The impact of Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) programmes on maternal health care in resource-poor settings: Looking beyond the PMTCT programme – a systematic review
2010
BACKGROUND: There is increasing debate about the impact of scaled-up HIV/AIDS programmes on fragile healthcare systems in low-income countries. OBJECTIVES: To contribute to the understanding of the relation between HIV/AIDS...
Older persons’ exclusion from sexually transmitted disease risk-reduction clinical trials
2007
BACKGROUND: The incidence of HIV and AIDS is growing faster among individuals 50 and older compared to those under 40. Although the majority of clinical trials aimed at treating diseases...
HIV sexual risk-reduction interventions for youth: A review and methodological critique of randomized controlled trials
2003
The authors review and provide a methodological critique of randomized controlled studies of HIV risk reduction interventions that measured sexual risk behavior outcomes with adolescents. Studies conducted in school, community,...
Mobility and HIV in Central America and Mexico: A critical review
2012
Mobility is a key determinant of HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) transmission dynamics in Asia and Africa. Scant data exist regarding its dynamic impacts on HIV/STI risk in Central America and...
Preventing HIV/AIDS risk behavior among youth
2002
The purpose of this article is to evaluate the quality of published studies conducted in North America that assessed behavior change interventions to prevent HIV/AIDS among people ages 12-24 years....
Social marketing campaigns that promote condom use among MSM: A literature review
2014
The turn of the century has seen an increase in reported cases of sexually transmitted infections including the human immunodeficiency virus, particularly in groups of men who have sex with...
Integrated delivery of HIV and tuberculosis services in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review
2011
Tuberculosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in people with HIV and about a quarter of HIV-related deaths are attributed to tuberculosis. In this Review we identify and...
