Category Archives: Alcohol
HIV/STI risk among venue-based female sex workers across the globe: A look back and the way forward
Female sex workers (FSWs) continue to represent a high-risk population in need of targeted HIV prevention interventions. Targeting environmental risk factors should result in more sustainable behavior change than individual-level...
HIV, alcohol dependence, and the criminal justice system: A review and call for evidence-based treatment for released prisoners
BACKGROUND: People with both HIV and alcohol use disorders (AUDs) are disproportionately concentrated within the U.S. criminal justice system; approximately one-quarter of all people with HIV cycle through the system...
Motivational interviewing targeting risk reduction for people with HIV: A systematic review
Due to the co-occurrence of sexual risk behaviors and substance use among HIV-positive individuals, there is often a need for HIV prevention efforts to target multiple behaviors. Motivational Interviewing (MI),...
HIV infection associated post-traumatic stress disorder and post-traumatic growth – A systematic review
The phenomenon of post-traumatic stress has been well documented in the literature as a lasting mental health condition associated with exposure to traumatic life events. The diagnosis and experience of...
Alcohol as a correlate of unprotected sexual behavior among people living with HIV/AIDS: Review and meta-analysis
The present investigation attempted to quantify the relationship between alcohol consumption and unprotected sexual behavior among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). A comprehensive search of the literature was performed to...
Mental health service delivery in South Africa from 2000 to 2010: One step forward, one step back
Objectives. To identify progress and challenges in mental healthcare in South Africa, as well as future mental health services research priorities. Method. A systematic review of mental health services research....
Mental health of HIV-seropositive women during pregnancy and postpartum period: A comprehensive literature review
With growing numbers of HIV-seropositive (HIV+) women of child-bearing age and increased access to effective clinical protocols for preventing mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV, mental health-related factors have become increasingly...
Comparisons of disparities and risks of HIV infection in black and other men who have sex with men in Canada, UK, and USA: A meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: We did a meta-analysis to assess factors associated with disparities in HIV infection in black men who have sex with men (MSM) in Canada, the UK, and the USA....
A review of HIV antiretroviral adherence and intervention studies among HIV-infected youth
Advances in antiretroviral medications have resulted in precipitous declines in HIV-associated morbidity and mortality; however, high levels of adherence are crucial to the success of HIV therapies. This article reviews...
The association between HIV infection and alcohol use: A systematic review and meta-analysis of African studies
To summarize the association between alcohol use and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection based on studies conducted in Africa, EMBASE and PubMed were searched for African studies that related alcohol...
