Category Archives: Education/media campaigns
Identifying effective strategies for improving engagement in HIV prevention and care among transgender persons in the United States: A systematic review
This systematic review synthesized published literature (2000–2023) to identify HIV interventions specifically designed for transgender persons in the United States (PROSPERO registration number: CRD42021256460). The review also summarized strategies for...
Health technology assessment for sexual reproductive health and rights benefits package design in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review of evidence-informed deliberative processes
BACKGROUND: Health technology assessment uses a multidisciplinary approach to support health benefits package design towards universal health coverage. The evidence-informed deliberative process framework has been used alongside Health technology assessment...
Availability of published evidence on coverage, cost components, and funding support for digitalisation of infectious disease surveillance in Africa, 2003–2022: A systematic review
BACKGROUND: The implementation of digital disease surveillance systems at national levels in Africa have been challenged by many factors. These include user applicability, utility of IT features but also stable...
Explaining inequity in knowledge, attitude, and services related to HIV/AIDS: A systematic review
BACKGROUND: Equitable service provision and coverage are important responses to end the threat of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Understanding inequity supports policies and programmes to deliver tailored interventions. There is continuous...
Improving HIV preexposure prophylaxis uptake with artificial intelligence and automation: A systematic review
OBJECTIVES: To identify studies promoting the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or automation with HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) care and explore ways for AI to be used in PrEP interventions....
Effectiveness of eHealth interventions for HIV prevention, testing and management: An umbrella review
BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has become a major contributor to the global burden of disease. Globally, the number of cases of HIV continues to increase. Electronic health (eHealth)...
Digital strategies supporting social network approaches to HIV testing: A scoping review
Purpose of review: This review captured how digital strategies support social network approaches to promote HIV testing. Recent finding: Overall, 29 studies were identified by searching PubMed and Embase for studies published...
Identifying best practices for increasing HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use and persistence in the United States: A systematic review
A qualitative systematic review was conducted to evaluate pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) interventions, describe characteristics of best practices for increasing PrEP use and persistence, and explore research gaps based on current...
Fast-track interventions for HIV and AIDS epidemic control among key populations: A rapid review
BACKGROUND: Targeted interventions for key populations remain critical for realisation of epidemic control for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection because of the causal relationship between HIV infection in the general...