Category Archives: Education/media campaigns
Coordinating systems of care for HIV and opioid use disorder: A systematic review of enablers and barriers to integrated service access, and systems and tools required for implementation
Individuals who have HIV who also use drugs experience increased age-matched morbidity and mortality in comparison with those with HIV who do not use drugs. A systematic review was conducted...
Interventions for addressing trauma among people with HIV: A narrative review
Traumatic experiences are disproportionately prevalent among people with HIV and adversely affect HIV-related health outcomes. As part of a national cooperative agreement funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s...
Barriers to uptaking HIV testing among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of qualitative findings
BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing is a gateway to HIV treatment, care and preventive services for pregnant women attending antenatal clinics. Despite this, uptake of HIV testing is not...
Novel platforms for biomedical HIV prevention delivery to key populations — Community mobile clinics, peer-supported, pharmacy-led PrEP delivery, and the use of telemedicine
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: A gap exists between PrEP interest and PrEP uptake in key populations (KP) for HIV prevention that may be ascribed to PrEP delivery services not being acceptable....
Social media & PrEP: A systematic review of social media campaigns to increase PrEP awareness & uptake among young Black and Latinx MSM and women
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has been shown to be highly effective at reducing the risk of HIV. Despite efforts to employ various social marketing strategies to promote PrEP among young people...
Are psychosocial interventions effective at increasing condom use among Black men? A systematic review
Black men experience a disproportionate burden of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United Kingdom (UK). STIs can seriously affect the health and well-being of affected individuals. With condoms effective...
mHealth interventions for treatment adherence and outcomes of care for cardiometabolic disease among adults living with HIV: Systematic review
BACKGROUND: The success of antiretroviral therapy has led to an increase in life expectancy and an associated rise in the risk of cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs) among people living with HIV....
Interventions to address the mental health of adolescents and young adults living with or affected by HIV: State of the evidence
INTRODUCTION: Adolescents and young adults (AYA) remain vulnerable to HIV-infection and significant co-morbid mental health challenges that are barriers to treatment and prevention efforts. Globally millions of AYA are living...
Effectiveness of HIV stigma interventions for men who have sex with men (MSM) with and without HIV in the United States: A systematic review and meta-analyses
Stigma may contribute to HIV disparities for men who have sex with men (MSM). This systematic review quantified the effects of HIV stigma interventions for MSM on stigma and sex...
