Category Archives: Health Systems

Effectiveness of harm reduction interventions in Chemsex: A systematic review

2024

The phenomenon of chemsex has emerged as an essential public health issue in recent years. This systematic review aimed to investigate currently available harm reduction strategies and to evaluate the...

Barriers and facilitators along the PrEP continuum of care among Latinx sexual minoritized men and transgender women: A systematic review

2024

Latinx cisgender sexually minoritized men (SMM) and transgender women (TW) in the U.S. are disproportionately affected by HIV. Although pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a highly effective strategy for HIV prevention,...

HIV prevention interventions for women who use substances

2024

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Anti-retroviral therapy adherence in India (2012–18): A systematic review and meta-analysis

2024

Background: India has 2.1 million people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV). The objective of this study was to ascertain the extent of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) adherence and reasons for nonadherence among...

HIV PrEP coverage among Black adults: A concept analysis of the inequities, disparities, and implications

2024

BACKGROUND: Significant racial disparities exist in HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) coverage in the United States (U.S), with Black individuals experiencing seven times higher new HIV infection rates compared to their...

Using machine learning models to plan HIV services: Emerging opportunities in design, implementation and evaluation

2024

HIV/AIDS remains one of the world’s most significant public health and economic challenges, with approximately 36 million people currently living with the disease. Considerable progress has been made to reduce...

Systematic review of prevalence of histoplasma antigenuria in persons with HIV in Latin America and Africa

2024

Histoplasmosis is a fungal disease associated with substantial mortality rates among persons with advanced HIV disease. Our systematic review synthesized data on the global prevalence of Histoplasma–caused antigenuria in persons...

Availability of published evidence on coverage, cost components, and funding support for digitalisation of infectious disease surveillance in Africa, 2003–2022: A systematic review

2024

BACKGROUND: The implementation of digital disease surveillance systems at national levels in Africa have been challenged by many factors. These include user applicability, utility of IT features but also stable...

Discrepancies between self-reported medication in adherence and indirect measurement adherence among patients undergoing antiretroviral therapy: A systematic review

2024

Background Given the critical importance of medication adherence in HIV/AIDS treatment, this study aims to compare medication adherence measured by self-report (SR) and indirect measurement among antiretroviral therapy (ART) patients,...

A typology of HIV self-testing support systems: a scoping review

2024

To maximise the benefits of HIV self-testing (HIVST), it is critical to support self-testers in the testing process and ensure that they access appropriate prevention and care. To summarise systems...

Implementation strategies to improve HIV care cascade outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review from 2014 to 2021

2024

INTRODUCTION: In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), which are disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic and manage limited resources, optimized implementation strategies are needed to enhance the efficiency of the...

Missed opportunities for guidance on sexually transmitted infection services: A global review of national HIV PrEP guidance

2024

OBJECTIVES: People who use or would benefit from pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV infection are disproportionately affected by sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Integrating STI services when offering PrEP fosters synergies...

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