Category Archives: Health Systems
Mobile health intervention tools promoting HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa: Scoping review
BACKGROUND: In 2022, 3100 adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa experienced new HIV infections each week. HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is effective at preventing HIV but has limited...
Implementation of trauma-informed care into clinical HIV prevention and care settings: A decade of limited progress
PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW: Trauma is common among people living with or at risk for HIV and associated with increased HIV risk and worse HIV care outcomes. Trauma-informed care (TIC)...
Cost-effectiveness analyses of adolescent- and young-adult-focused HIV interventions incorporating HIV transmission: A scoping review of modeling methods and proposed guidance
BACKGROUND: Adolescents and young adults (AYA) are disproportionately affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) globally, with high-burden population subgroups differing across regions. Cost-effectiveness modeling analyses of AYA-focused HIV interventions have...
Guidelines for the transfer of people living with HIV attending primary healthcare facilities in South Africa: A scoping review
People living with HIV may move between health facilities: this is called ‘transfer’, and includes up- and down-referral based on clinical condition and lateral transfer (e.g. between primary healthcare [PHC]...
Risk perception of human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, and reproductive health education among among junior and senior high school students: A scoping review
This scoping review aims to identify studies that examine the existence and impact of HIV/AIDs education among high school-aged individuals in Ghana, underscoring the association of factors such as stigma...
Patient-reported outcomes in clinical trials assessing the effectiveness of cabotegravir + rilpivirine long-acting injections as antiretroviral therapy: A systematic review
Introduction: Human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) continues to have ahigh global burden, with approximately 39.9 million people currently livingwith the virus. Despite the clinical success of antiretroviral therapy (ART),adherence remains a...
Use of self-test to increase HIV testing among men who have sex with men and transgender women—Overview of systematic reviews
ABSTRACT Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection is stigmatizing, especially for key populations, who are disproportionately affected by Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). The stigma and discrimination suffered by these groups are...
How do migrants living with HIV adhere to the HIV care process in high-income countries? A systematic review
BACKGROUND: In high-income countries (HICs), migrants living with HIV (MLHIV) are more likely than other HIV subpopulations to encounter problems which hamper their adherence to the care process; these include...
Characterization and stratification of risk factors of stroke in people living with HIV: A theory-informed systematic review
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...
HIV post-exposure prophylaxis in community settings and by lay health workers or through task sharing: A systematic review of effectiveness, case studies, values and preferences, and costs
INTRODUCTION: Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for HIV prevention has been inadequately promoted, provided and used. Expanded access and task sharing could increase the HIV prevention impact of PEP, but scientific evidence...
