Category Archives: Governance arrangements
How decisions about care are made
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
Ambivalent experiences of people in treatment for tuberculosis-HIV coinfection: A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies
This study examined the scientific literature, by means of a systematic review with meta-synthesis (PROSPERO No. CRD42023410141), to discover the experiences of people undergoing treatment for tuberculosis-HIV coinfection. Ten databases...
Interventions to improve HIV care continuum outcomes for people with HIV who have incarceration experience: A narrative review
People with HIV who are reentering the community after incarceration encounter multiple barriers to engagement in HIV care and treatment. We conducted a narrative review of recent interventions (2020-2023) developed...
Systematic review exploring the burden of sexually transmissible infections and bloodborne viruses in refugees and asylum seekers: Insights to inform policy and practice
BACKGROUND: In 2022, the number of refugees and asylum seekers (RAS) have reached an all-time high of 40.7 million globally. The surge in RAS, coupled with their limited access to...
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...
Safer opioid supply clients’ values and preferences: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative research
QUESTION: What are the values and preferences of safer opioid supply clients? STUDY SELECTION AND ANALYSIS: We conducted a systematic review of qualitative studies on safer opioid supply client experiences...
