Category Archives: Substance Use

Assessing the landscape for PrEP provisions in prisons: A systematic review

2025

This systematic review aims to review awareness and willingness for PrEP use in the prison complex and the factors influencing PrEP uptake among people incarcerated in state or federal prisons....

Prevalence and epidemiological distribution of substance use among people living with HIV in the East African region: A meta-analysis

2025

BACKGROUND: The East African region lacks synthesised scientific evidence on the impact of different substances used on HIV management and treatment outcomes in this population. We meta-analysed epidemiological data on...

Menstrual health and menstrual equity for women living with HIV: A minireview

2025

Despite the advent of ART and the conversion of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) into a chronic disease, little is known regarding the experiences of women living with HIV (WLWH) in...

Minority stress and stimulant use among US adult sexual minority men: A systematic review

2025

Purpose Minority stress theory posits health disparities among sexual minority men (SMM; i.e., non-heterosexual) result from experiences of sexual minority stigma (SMS). This systematic review synthesizes quantitative findings on the...

Sexualized drug use (chemsex and methamphetamine) among men who have sex with men

2025

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Characterization and stratification of risk factors of stroke in people living with HIV: A theory-informed systematic review

2025

Background Identification and stratification of risk factors for stroke among individuals living with HIV (PLWH) will facilitate primary prevention and prognostication, as well as strategies aimed at optimizing neurorehabilitation. This...

Safer opioid supply clients’ values and preferences: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative research

2025

QUESTION: What are the values and preferences of safer opioid supply clients? STUDY SELECTION AND ANALYSIS: We conducted a systematic review of qualitative studies on safer opioid supply client experiences...

Cannabis use and HIV among Black sexually minoritized men: A systematic review and narrative analysis

2025

Objective: We conducted a systematic review evaluating the extant literature examining the impacts of cannabis use on HIV-related outcomes among Black sexual minoritized men (BSMM). Design: A systematic review. Methods: We conducted a...

Technologies for healthy lifestyle in people with HIV: A systematic review

2025

OBJECTIVE: to analyze clinical trials that assessed the effectiveness of technologies for healthy lifestyles in people with HIV. METHOD: A systematic review, conducted in five databases, with association of controlled...

Harms associated with injecting in public spaces: A global systematic review and meta-analysis

2025

BACKGROUND: Despite increasing backlash against harm reduction efforts and the need to understand the risk environments encountered by people who inject drugs (PWID), a quantitative systematic review on public injecting...

Prevalence and risk factors for HIV infection in truck drivers: A systematic review of global evidence

2023

Transporting and driving long distances might be associated with an increased risk of contracting HIV in truck drivers, which is recognized as a link to network transmission of HIV among...

Two-Spirit, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (2SGBTQ) men’s suicidality in Canada: A scoping review

2025

Suicide is a leading cause of death in Canada, with men being three times more likely to die from suicide compared with the rest of the population. Among Canadian men,...

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