Category Archives: Sexual risk behaviour

Meta-analysis of alcohol and serodiscordant condomless sex among people living with HIV

2017

While observational studies have found that alcohol consumption is associated with serodiscordant condomless sex among people living with HIV (PLHIV), no meta-analysis has yet examined this trend. We conducted a...

What leads some people to think they are HIV-positive before knowing their diagnosis? A systematic review of psychological and behavioural correlates of HIV-risk perception

2016

Current HIV-risk perception refers to the extent to which individuals think they might be HIV-positive. This belief, distinct from the perceived risk about being infected with HIV in the future,...

A historical review of HIV prevention and care initiatives in British Columbia, Canada: 1996-2015

2017

INTRODUCTION: British Columbia has made significant progress in the treatment and prevention of HIV since 1996, when Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) became available. However, we currently lack a historical...

Behavioral interventions for preventing sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancies: An overview of systematic reviews

2016

BACKGROUND: Countless sex education programs have been implemented worldwide in recent decades, but epidemiological data show no improvement in rates of sexually transmitted infections or unintended pregnancies. OBJECTIVE: To summarize...

Systematic review: A review of adolescent behavior change interventions [BCI] and their effectiveness in HIV and AIDS prevention in sub-Saharan Africa

2017

BACKGROUND: Despite sub-Saharan Africa [SSA] constituting just 12% of the world’s population, the region has the highest burden of HIV with 70% of HIV infection in general and 80% of...

The peer and non-peer: The potential of risk management for HIV prevention in contexts of prostitution

2015

Sex workers have been the protagonists and focus of HIV prevention campaigns and research since the late 1980s in Brazil. Through a review of national and international literature, combined with...

Substance use and HIV risk among men who have sex with men in Africa: A systematic review

2017

BACKGROUND: Substance use and its relation to HIV risk among men who have sex in Africa, a population at high risk for HIV, has received little attention. METHODS: This systematic...

Quantifying the harms and benefits from serosorting among HIV-negative gay and bisexual men: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2017

We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between serosorting and HIV infection among HIV-negative men who have sex with men (MSM). Compared to no condomless anal sex...

Trends in sexual behavior among men who have sex with men (MSM) in high-income countries, 1990-2013: A systematic review

2017

HIV diagnoses among men who have sex with men (MSM) have been increasing in several high-income countries. A better understanding of the sexual behavior trends among MSM can be useful...

Leveraging the U.S. criminal justice system to access women for HIV interventions

2017

The criminal justice (CJ) system can be leveraged to access women for HIV prevention and treatment programs. Research is lacking on effective implementation strategies tailored to the specific needs of...

Prevalence of HIV/AIDS among Iranian prisoners: A review article

2016

BACKGROUND: Worldwide, prisoners are more at risk of being infected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as well as hepatitis C and B in comparison with other risk groups. The combination...

HIV programs in Iran (Persia), Iraq and Saudi Arabia: A brief review of current evidence in West and Southwest Asia

2016

BACKGROUND: In Western and Southwest Asia, literature is not documented on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) programs in Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. The present study is the first brief review...

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