Category Archives: Governance arrangements
How decisions about care are made
Human milk oligosaccharides, microbiome, antiretroviral therapy and HIV infected mothers: Reasons to still promote breastfeeding in HIV context of lactating countries, a mini-narrative review
Breastfeeding is the preferred feeding for newborns during the first 6 months of life and until the age of 2 years or beyond. The benefits of breastfeeding remain significant, even in cases...
Integrating PrEP and sexual reproductive health services for adolescent girls and young women in South Africa: A scoping review
Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in South Africa bear a disproportionate burden of the global HIV epidemic. Integrating PrEP into sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services offers a promising...
The association between different levels of suppressed viral load and the risk of sexual transmission of HIV among serodiscordant couples on antiretroviral therapy: A systematic review
The risk of sexual transmission of HIV in serodiscordant couples when the partner living with HIV (PLHIV) uses antiretroviral therapy (ART) and maintains a suppressed viral load (VL) (< 200...
Risk prediction models for targeted testing of HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Diagnosing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections in general population settings is challenging. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of...
Pregnancy and neonatal outcomes of HIV infection in pregnant women in Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background HIV infection is a major public health concern among pregnant women globally. Beyond the risk of mother-to-child transmission, it can lead to serious complications and negative pregnancy and neonatal...
Factors influencing antiretroviral therapy adherence among youth living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is vital for controlling the viral load and disease progression in people living with HIV. Previous reviews on ART adherence among youths living with...
Contextual and culturally adapted interventions to improve HIV outcomes: A scoping review
BACKGROUND: Antiretroviral therapy is widely available, yet structural, social, and cultural barriers still limit human immunodeficiency virus prevention and care. Prevention tools such as consistent condom use and pre-exposure prophylaxis...
Viral load suppression after enhanced adherence counseling among HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy (2019–2024): A systematic review and meta-analysis in East Africa
Introduction Viral load suppression is essential for reducing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) related morbidity and mortality. To eliminate the HIV epidemic and enhance adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) globally, the...
Influences of gender-based stigma on HIV prevention and care among older women: A scoping review
Older women living with HIV are uniquely situated at multiple marginalized intersections because of their gender, age, and HIV status. However, research into how gender-based stigma (GBS) affects HIV prevention...
HIV self-testing and partner notification strategies for key populations in low- to upper-middle-income countries: A mixed-methods systematic review
BACKGROUND: HIV self-testing (HIVST) enhances case diagnosis, but information on its integration for index testing to partner notification is limited. Assessing the acceptability and feasibility of index HIVST and partner...
Lessons from the field: A systematic review of global and continental prevalence and challenges of people living with HIV (COVID-19)
COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, accounts for 186 million infections and more than 4 million deaths globally. This systematic review concentrates on the epidemiological profiling of HIV/AIDS, along with the unique...
