Category Archives: Testing

A systematic review of behavioral interventions to reduce condomless sex and increase HIV testing for Latino MSM

2017

Latino men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States are disproportionately affected by HIV, and there have been calls to improve availability of culturally sensitive HIV prevention...

A global research synthesis of HIV and STI biobehavioural risks in female-to-male transgender adults

2016

There is a growing interest in HIV infection and sexually transmitted infection (STI) disease burden and risk among transgender people globally; however, the majority of work has been conducted with...

Barriers and facilitators to HIV testing in people age 50 and above: A systematic review

2017

Approximately 13% of people living with HIV in the UK are unaware of their infection. New diagnoses among people >/=50 years is increasing. Unique factors may be associated with testing...

Experiences using and organizing HIV self-testing

2018

OBJECTIVE: HIV self-testing (HIVST) is now officially recommended by the WHO, yet much of HIVST evidence to date has focused on quantitative data and hypothetical concerns. Effective scale-up of HIVST...

Can self-testing increase HIV testing among men who have sex with men: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2017

BACKGROUND: Globally, four out of ten individuals living with HIV have not been tested for HIV. Testing is especially important for men who have sex with men (MSM), among whom...

Social media interventions to promote HIV testing, linkage, adherence, and retention: Systematic review and meta-Analysis

2017

BACKGROUND: Social media is increasingly used to deliver HIV interventions for key populations worldwide. However, little is known about the specific uses and effects of social media on human immunodeficiency...

Patient acceptability and feasibility of HIV testing in emergency departments in the UK — A systematic review and meta-analysis

2017

BACKGROUND: NICE 2016 HIV testing guidelines now include the recommendation to offer HIV testing in Emergency Departments, in areas of high prevalence,(1) to everyone who is undergoing blood tests. 23%...

To err is human, to correct is public health: A systematic review examining poor quality testing and misdiagnosis of HIV status

2017

INTRODUCTION: In accordance with global testing and treatment targets, many countries are seeking ways to reach the “90-90-90” goals, starting with diagnosing 90% of all people with HIV. Quality HIV...

Opportunities and gaps in primary care preventative health services for transgender patients: A systemic review

2017

Purpose: Transgender people face barriers to accessing healthcare, resulting in population-level disparities in health outcomes. Little research is available to better understand the receipt of primary healthcare among transgender patients...

Impact of SMS/GPRS printers in reducing time to early infant diagnosis compared to routine result reporting: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2017

BACKGROUND: Despite significant gains made towards improving access, early infant diagnosis (EID) testing programs suffer from long test turnaround times that result in substantial loss to follow-up and mortality associated...

Specification of implementation interventions to address the cascade of HIV care and treatment in resource-limited settings: A systematic review

2017

BACKGROUND: The global response to HIV has started over 18 million persons on life-saving antiretroviral therapy (ART)-the vast majority in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC)-yet substantial gaps remain: up to...

Linkage-to-care methods and rates in U.S. emergency department-based HIV testing programs: A systematic literature review brief report

2016

BACKGROUND: An increasing number of U.S. emergency departments (EDs) have implemented ED-based HIV testing programs since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued revised HIV testing recommendations for clinical...

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