Category Archives: Delivery arrangements

Background Good adherence to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is critical for effective HIV prevention. Despite the growing awareness of PrEP, many individuals remain at a preliminary understanding stage and struggle to...

Objectives: The objective of this review was to assess the effectiveness of HIVST in terms of increasing HIV testing, early detection of HIV, and sexually transmitted infections among MSM via...

Malnutrition is a critical issue for people living with HIV (PLWH), affecting their immune function, health outcomes, and response to antiretroviral therapy. This meta-analysis assessed the prevalence of malnutrition among...

INTRODUCTION: HIV remains a global health challenge with a reported 39 million people living with HIV (PLHIV) in 2022. Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Pacific are home to 82% of...

Background HIV/AIDS may cause malnutrition, both directly and indirectly, through common infections. This systematic review and meta-analysis aim to evaluate the effects of nutritional interventions on nutritional status, immunological status,...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Access to antiretroviral (ARV) drugs remains a critical challenge in achieving the WHO/UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets, with medication costs representing a substantial barrier. This systematic review evaluates the effect of...

OBJECTIVES: This scoping review aims to synthesize existing evidence on mental health (MH) interventions for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Africa. Given the high prevalence of MH disorders in...

BACKGROUND: Despite increasing backlash against harm reduction efforts and the need to understand the risk environments encountered by people who inject drugs (PWID), a quantitative systematic review on public injecting...

BACKGROUND: Adolescents living with HIV face unique challenges as they gain greater independence while transitioning into adulthood. They must adjust their self-management activities and take primary responsibility for their health,...

The aim is to identify, in the literature, the influence of Global Health Initiatives (GHI) on the HIV combat in Africa. A scoping review was carried out in March 2023...

OBJECTIVE: to analyze clinical trials that assessed the effectiveness of technologies for healthy lifestyles in people with HIV. METHOD: A systematic review, conducted in five databases, with association of controlled...

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a genetically diverse blood-borne pathogen causing liver inflammation and damage. It is one of the global public health problems responsible for claiming thousands of...