Category Archives: Testing

Technology-based HIV prevention interventions for men who have sex with men: Systematic review and meta-analysis

2025

BACKGROUND: There remain unmet HIV prevention needs in China, particularly among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men. Technology-based interventions are increasingly used in HIV prevention worldwide....

Does climate change threaten delivery of HIV care in resource-limited settings?

2025

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Extreme weather events (EWEs) pose a challenge to achieving UNAIDS goal of eliminating HIV as a public health threat by 2030. This review summarizes recent findings describing...

Preventing unintended pregnancies and HIV through self-care interventions in east and southern Africa: Findings from a structured review

2025

OBJECTIVE: To identify promising interventions targeting young people in East and Southern Africa through self-care practices, with a focus on prevention of unintended pregnancies and HIV and develop four evidence-based...

Acceptability of self-sampling and self-testing for infections: A rapid systematic review on public users’ views

2025

Background Self-sampling and self-testing have been increasingly used for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and quickly became widespread during the COVID-19 pandemic. User acceptability, preferences, and experiences are important factors affecting...

HIV prevention interventions and research in the philippines for high-risk populations: Proposals from a scoping review of contributing cactors

2025

Despite a global decrease in HIV cases and efforts to reduce HIV incidence in the country, the Philippines has an increasing HIV incidence rate, which is the highest in the...

Economic evaluations of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): A systematic review

2025

BACKGROUND: Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) programmes and services aim to prevent complications of pregnancy and childbirth, unintended pregnancies, unsafe abortions, complications caused by sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, sexual...

Climate change and extreme weather events and linkages with HIV outcomes: Recent advances and ways forward

2025

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Discuss the recent evidence on climate change and related extreme weather events (EWE) and linkages with HIV prevention and care outcomes. RECENT FINDINGS: We identified 22 studies...

Evidence on digital HIV self-testing from accuracy to impact: Updated systematic review

2025

BACKGROUND: HIV self-testing has gained momentum following the approval of self-testing methods and novel technological advancements. Digital HIV self-testing involves completing an oral or blood-based HIV self-test with support from...

Voluntary HIV testing and counselling initiatives in occupational settings: A scoping review

2025

Voluntary HIV testing and counselling (VCT) in the workplace could reach population groups who may be at risk for HIV but may not readily seek out testing from other services....

Delivery models of pharmacy-led HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)

2025

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Sexual and reproductive health and rights, HIV and migration in southern Africa: A rapid review

2024

Migration, a prevalent global phenomenon, significantly impacts health, particularly in low- to middle-income countries. This article presents a rapid review aimed at mapping projects, lessons and policies concerning sexual and...

Reducing the risk of HIV/AIDS transmission using intervention mapping: A systematic review

2024

Intervention mapping (IM) is a planning approach that reflects the intricate decision-making process involved in the design of behavior interventions. The development and implementation of IM is complex in preventing...

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