Category Archives: Prevention

Factors affecting the implementation of HIV/AIDS prevention programs: A literature review

2020

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this paper is to assess how male involvement and commitment from the government can affect the HIV/AIDS prevention programs. METHOD: A literature review was conducted by...

Improving male involvement in antenatal care in low and middle-income countries to prevent mother to child transmission of HIV: A realist review

2020

BACKGROUND: Childhood Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection occurs almost exclusively via mother to child transmission (MTCT) during pregnancy, birth, or through breastfeeding. Recent studies have shown that male involvement (MI)...

Contraceptive use and method preferences among HIV positive women in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2020

BACKGROUND: Preventing unintended pregnancies among HIV positive women has a vital role to prevent mother to child transmission. Besides, increasing access to contraceptives has a number of economical importance and...

Efficacy of HIV interventions in African fishing communities: A systematic review and qualitative synthesis

2020

OBJECTIVES: This systematic review aims to qualitatively synthesise existing evidence on the efficacy of HIV interventions in African fishing communities. METHODS: Five databases (NCBI PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science Core...

Methadone maintenance therapy service components linked to improvements in HIV care cascade outcomes: A systematic review of trials and observational studies

2020

BACKGROUND: The beneficial links between engagement in methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) and HIV treatment outcomes have been extensively described. Nevertheless, people who use drugs (PWUD) continue to experience suboptimal HIV...

Meta-synthesis of qualitative research of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) adherence among men who have sex with men (MSM)

2020

The aim of the study was to consolidate evidence on barriers and facilitators to PrEP adherence among men who have sex with men. PubMed, Science Direct, and EBSCO host were...

Network meta-analysis of post-exposure prophylaxis randomized clinical trials

2020

OBJECTIVES: We performed a network meta-analysis of PEP randomized clinical trials to evaluate the best regimen. METHODS: After MEDLINE/Pubmed search, studies were included if: (1) were randomized, (2) comparing at...

Effect of vitamin D, selenium, or zinc supplementation in HIV: A systematic review

2020

We conducted a systematic review to examine evidence from randomized controlled trials studying the effect of Vitamin D, selenium, or zinc supplementation in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). An electronic literature...

The effect of successful antiretroviral therapy on immune activation and Reconstitution in HIV infected adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2020

We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the impact of antiretroviral therapy (ART) on immune activation and reconstitution in people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH). The PubMed...

Summary of the NACI systematic review and recommendation on the use of live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) in HIV-infected individuals

2020

BACKGROUND: Annual influenza vaccination is recommended for all individuals six months of age and older, including those with HIV infection. Prior to this statement, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization...

Efficacy and safety of doravirine in treatment-naive HIV-1-infected adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2020

This research aims to study the safety and efficacy of doravirine in the treatment of HIV-1 (human immunodeficiency virus) patients. We conducted an electronic search in eight databases for the...

Impact of COVID-19 on people with HIV: A Review

2020

There is great concern about the impact of COVID-19 among the nearly 40 million people living with HIV (PLWH) worldwide. In this review, we surveyed current literature and found no...

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