Category Archives: Health Systems
Behavioral and cognitive interventions to improve treatment adherence and access to HIV care among older adults in sub-Saharan Africa: An updated systematic review
BACKGROUND: Approximately 14% of Africans infected with HIV are over the age of 50, yet few intervention studies focus on improving access to care, retention in care, and adherence to...
Criminalization of HIV exposure or transmission: Stakeholder views and beliefs and effects on behaviour
Key take-home messages There is limited research evidence available to inform each of the questions posed by this review and the findings presented should be interpreted with caution. The available...
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of pre- & post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV
Key take-home messages There is not enough evidence to draw conclusions about the clinical effectiveness of non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP); however, non-occupational PEP is possibly a cost-effective intervention. PEP has...
Approaches for front-line organizations to implement evidence-based interventions
Key take-home messages Helping community-based organizations (CBOs) find and use research evidence for the development of programs, services and advocacy is only part of the process of supporting evidence-informed front-line...
Improving healthcare providers’ face-to-face interactions with clients living with or at-risk for HIV
Key take-home messages Providers who pay attention to their clients’ health literacy or to their own communication techniques spend more time discussing health behaviour change during visits, and their clients...
Health systems facilitators and barriers to the integration of HIV and chronic disease services: A systematic review
Integration of services for patients with more than one diagnosed condition has intuitive appeal but it has been argued that the empirical evidence to support it is limited. We report...
Blood donor deferral policies for men who have sex with men across high-income countries
Key take-home messages Blood donor deferral policies related to men who have sex with men and transgender people vary significantly across countries. Most counties have relaxed their deferral policies for men who have...
The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening for HIV in migrants in the EU/EEA: A systematic review
Migrants, defined as individuals who move from their country of origin to another, account for 40% of newly-diagnosed cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the European Union/European Economic Area...
How linked are national HIV and SRHR strategies? A review of SRHR and HIV strategies in 60 countries
The connection between HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) is widely recognised along with the benefits of linking them at the legal/policy, health systems, and service delivery...
Adherence to methadone maintenance treatment and antiretroviral therapy
Key take-home messages HIV-positive intravenous drug users (IDUs) are at greater risk of non-adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) compared to the general HIV population. Psychological problems, active drug...
