Category Archives: Health Systems
A blueprint for large language model-augmented telehealth for HIV mitigation in Indonesia: A scoping review of a novel therapeutic modality
Background: The HIV epidemic in Indonesia is one of the fastest growing in Southeast Asia and is characterised by a number of geographic and sociocultural challenges. Can large language models...
Additive effects of glutathione in improving antibiotic efficacy in HIV-M.tb co-Infection in the central nervous system: A systematic review
BACKGROUND: HIV and tuberculosis (TB) co-infection poses a significant health challenge, particularly when involving the central nervous system (CNS), where it leads to severe morbidity and mortality. Current treatments face...
Impact of COVID-19 on utilization of healthcare services among people living with HIV (PLHIV): A systematic review
Background and Objectives: People living with HIV/AIDS have been impacted notably by the COVID-19 pandemic in diverse dimensions. Although some impacts of COVID-19 on PLHIV have been well documented, there...
Systematic review of reviews on interventions to engage men and boys as clients, partners and agents of change for improved sexual and reproductive health and rights
OBJECTIVES: Evidence regarding interventions to engage men and boys to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) has grown rapidly across subtopics such as HIV, family planning and gender-based...
Health and non-health benefits and equity impacts of individual-level economic relief programs during epidemics/pandemics in high income settings: A scoping review
Background Economic relief programs are strategies designed to sustain societal welfare and population health during a regional or global scale infectious disease outbreak. While economic relief programmes are considered essential...
Digital technology for HIV self-management in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review of adolescents’ preferences
Digital health technology interventions have shown promise in enhancing self-management practices among adolescents living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (ALHIV). The objective of this scoping review was to identify the preferences...
Factors influencing the uptake of public health interventions delivery by community pharmacists: A systematic review of global evidence
BACKGROUND: Community pharmacies are the first point of contact for most people seeking treatment for minor illnesses globally. In recent years, the role of community pharmacists has evolved, and they...
Understanding practical, robust implementation and sustainability of home-based comprehensive sexual health care: A realist review
This review identifies which elements of home-based comprehensive sexual health care (home-based CSH) impacted which key populations, under which circumstances. A realist review of studies focused on home-based CSH with...
Palliative care considerations for the older adults with HIV/AIDS: A clinical practice review
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has historically been viewed as a terminal condition affecting younger populations, however, with advancements in antiretroviral therapy (ART) and better healthcare provisions, people with HIV are...
Characteristics of sexual health programs for migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers: A scoping review
BACKGROUND: Social, cultural, and structural determinants of health for migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers can contribute towards poorer sexual health outcomes. People from migrant, refugee, and asylum seeker backgrounds usually...
Using mHealth technologies for case finding in tuberculosis and other infectious diseases in Africa: Systematic review
BACKGROUND: Mobile health (mHealth) technologies are increasingly used in contact tracing and case finding, enhancing and replacing traditional methods for managing infectious diseases such as Ebola, tuberculosis, COVID-19, and HIV....
