Category Archives: Governance arrangements
How decisions about care are made
Approaches to STI prevention and control in a highly decentralized state: An integrative review
The Spanish health system is highly decentralized and Autonomous Regions (AR) are responsible for managing and implementing the National Strategic Plan for Prevention and Control of HIV and other Sexually...
Transformative encounters: A narrative review of involving people living with HIV/AIDS in public health teaching
Objectives: To collate the experiences of involvement of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in academic public health teaching to inform future public health education models involving people affected by long-term...
Frameworks and measures for HIV-related internalized stigma, stigma and discrimination in healthcare and in laws and policies: A systematic review
INTRODUCTION: There is strong global commitment to eliminate HIV-related stigma, and work in this area continues to evolve. Wide variation exists in frameworks and measures used. METHODS: Building on the...
HIV-related intersectional stigma and discrimination measurement: State of the science
Background. Across settings, individuals from populations that are multiply stigmatized are at increased risk of HIV and experience worse HIV treatment outcomes. As evidence expands on how intersecting stigmatized identities and...
Systematic review and meta-analyses of the interaction between HIV infection and COVID-19: Two years’ evidence summary
Introduction During the COVID-19 pandemic, people living with HIV (PLWH) were considered to be at risk of worse COVID-19 outcomes once infected. However, the existing evidence is inconsistent. This systematic...
An overview of Patient Advisory Councils and Community Advisory Councils in health care
Key take-home messages Patient Advisory Councils and Community Advisory Councils promote patient engagement and the development of strategies and interventions to benefit the delivery of patient care; these collaborative councils...
How the term ‘self-management’ is used in HIV research in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review
This scoping review assessed how the term ‘self-management’ (SM) is used in peer-reviewed literature describing HIV populations in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). This review followed the Preferred Reporting Items...
Interventions to improve early retention of patients in antiretroviral therapy programmes in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review
BACKGROUND: Several interventions to improve long term retention (12 months and above) on treatment have been rigorously evaluated in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, research on interventions to improve retention of...
Assessing inclusion of trans people in HIV national strategic plans: A review of 60 high HIV prevalence countries
INTRODUCTION: Trans people are disproportionately impacted by HIV yet have not been adequately prioritized in national HIV responses or policy documents. This review aims to understand the extent of meaningful...
Multi-level interventions to promote oral pre-exposure prophylaxis use among adolescent girls and young women: A review of recent research
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review summarizes interventions to promote HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in HIV endemic settings, while also highlighting gaps in...
