Category Archives: Biomedical interventions

Prevalence of Mpox vaccine acceptance and hesitancy among people living with HIV: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis

2025

Background Vaccine acceptance among People Living with HIV (PLWH) is crucial for managing and mitigating the spread of infectious diseases, including Mpox. This systematic review and meta-analysis assess the rate...

The burden of HPV infections and HPV-related diseases among people with HIV: A systematic literature review

2025

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is associated with a significant global burden of precancerous lesions and cancer. People with HIV (PWH) are at higher risk of HPV infection and HPV‐related diseases. This...

mRNA vaccines against HIV: Hopes and challenges

2025

BACKGROUND: Since the introduction of the first licensed mRNA-based vaccines against COVID-19, there has been significant interest in leveraging this technology for other vaccines. An unprecedented surge of mRNA vaccines...

Understanding HIV-exposed uninfected children: A narrative review

2025

The widespread implementation of antiretroviral therapy has significantly reduced HIV-related mortality and mother-to-child transmission. Despite being HIV-uninfected, HIV-exposed children (HEU) seem to face heightened risks of immune dysfunction, cardiometabolic diseases,...

Prevalence of late HIV diagnosis and its impact on mortality: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis

2025

Objectives: The late diagnosis of HIV infection plays a crucial role in accelerating the disease progression and increasing the risk of death in the HIV population. However, there remains no consensus...

Growth of children who are HIV-exposed but uninfected: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2025

BACKGROUND: Pooled analyses summarising long-term growth outcomes in children who are HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) compared with children who are HIV-unexposed (HU) are lacking. We aimed to summarise the existing literature...

Effect of maternal HIV infection on birth outcomes among HIV positive women in Sub Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2025

BACKGROUND: HIV is remaining the public health issues with an estimated of 39 million peoples are living with the virus till 2022. HIV positive pregnant women are at a greater...

Prevalence of human papillomavirus and genotype distribution in Chinese men: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2025

BACKGROUND: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination represents a cost-effective strategy for preventing HPV-related diseases across genders. However, the HPV vaccine has not been approved for mainland Chinese males, and the comprehensive...

Risk factors associated with human Mpox infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2025

BACKGROUND: Mpox emerged as a significant global public health concern during the 2022-2023 outbreak, impacting populations in both endemic and non-endemic countries. This study reviews and synthesises evidence on the...

Delivery models of pharmacy-led HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)

2025

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the HIV care continuum and associated factors in middle-income countries: A mixed-methods systematic review

2024

INTRODUCTION: The HIV care continuum during the COVID-19 era faced specific challenges. The pandemic, affecting the delivery of HIV care, exacerbated existing healthcare inequities and vulnerabilities in middle-income countries with...

Gut microbiome alteration in HIV/AIDS and the role of antiretroviral therapy—A scoping review

2024

(1) Background: The gut microbiota plays a crucial role in chronic immune activation associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) pathogenesis, non-AIDS-related comorbidities, and mortality...

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