Category Archives: Testing

HIV testing in termination of pregnancy and colposcopy services: A scoping review

2021

BACKGROUND: Women and girls are relatively under-represented across the HIV treatment cascade. Two conditions unique to women, pregnancy and cervical cancer/dysplasia, share a common acquisition mode with HIV. This scoping...

Communication of HIV diagnosis in proper time: Scoping review

2021

OBJECTIVE: To map how the communication of the HIV infection diagnosis occurs in pediatrics. METHODS: Scoping review of the 64 original articles. We selected research papers in Portuguese, English, or...

Point of care testing for infectious disease in Europe: A scoping review and survey study

2021

Background: Point of care testing (POCT) for infectious diseases is testing conducted near the patient. It allows clinicians to offer the most appropriate treatment more quickly. As POCT devices have...

A scoping review of sexual transmission related HIV research among key populations in Malaysia: Implications for interventions across the HIV care cascade

2021

The Malaysian government has committed to ‘Fast Tracking the HIV Response’ to achieve UNAIDS 2030 targets to end AIDS. The epidemic is concentrated among key populations and has shifted from...

Integrating HIV services and other health services: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2021

BACKGROUND: Integration of HIV services with other health services has been proposed as an important strategy to boost the sustainability of the global HIV response. We conducted a systematic and...

Diagnostic accuracy of dried plasma spot specimens for HIV-1 viral load testing: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2022

BACKGROUND: Dried plasma spot specimens may be a viable alternative to traditional liquid plasma in field settings, but the diagnostic accuracy is not well understood. METHODS: Standard databases (PubMed and...

A systematic review of HIV testing implementation strategies in sub-Saharan African countries

2021

HIV/AIDS remains a looming presence in public health across the world, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. The HIV Care Cascade hinges on testing and knowledge of HIV status. Though significant advances...

Tuberculosis screening among ambulatory people living with HIV: A systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis

2021

Background The WHO-recommended tuberculosis screening and diagnostic algorithm in ambulatory people living with HIV is a four-symptom screen (known as the WHO-recommended four symptom screen [W4SS]) followed by a WHO-recommended...

Effectiveness of GeneXpertAr in the diagnosis of tuberculosis in people living with HIV/AIDS

2021

OBJECTIVE: To identify and synthesize the scientific knowledge produced regarding the effectiveness of the GeneXpert test in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in people living with HIV/AIDS. METHODS: Integrative...

Association between rectal gonorrhoea and HIV incidence in men who have sex with men: A meta-analysis

2021

Background: Incidence of rectal gonorrhoea (GC) has been hypothesised as a correlate of HIV exposure in prevention trials of men who have sex with men (MSM). High rectal GC incidence in...

HIV/AIDS late presentation and its associated factors in China from 2010 to 2020: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2021

Background Late presentation to HIV/AIDS care presents serious health concerns, like increased transmission and high healthcare costs, increased mortality, early development of opportunistic infection, increased risk of antiretroviral therapy drug...

HIV test coverage among pregnant women in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2021

Introduction: A human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test during pregnancy is the gateway to the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV. Estimating the national uptake of HIV tests among pregnant...

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