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Analytical methods used in estimating the prevalence of HIV/AIDS from demographic and cross-sectional surveys with missing data : a systematic review
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020-03-14)
Background: Sero- prevalence studies often have a problem of missing data. Few studies report the proportion of
missing data and even fewer describe the methods used to adjust the results for missing data. The objective ...
Effectiveness of the female condom in preventing HIV and sexually transmitted infections : a systematic review and meta-analysis
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020-03-12)
Background: The effectiveness of female condoms for preventing HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
remains inconclusive. We examined the effects of female condoms on the acquisition of HIV and STIs.
Methods: ...
Psychosocial interventions targeting mental health in pregnant adolescents and adolescent parents : a systematic review
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020-05-14)
Background: Pregnancy and parenthood are known to be high-risk times for mental health. However, less is
known about the mental health of pregnant adolescents or adolescent parents. Despite the substantial literature ...
Implications of COVID-19 in high burden countries for HIV/TB : a systematic review of evidence
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020-10-09)
Background: The triple burden of COVID-19, tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus is one of the major global health challenges of the twenty-first century. In high burden HIV/TB countries, the spread of COVID-19
among ...
The effects of anti-inflammatory agents as host-directed adjunct treatment of tuberculosis in humans : a systematic review and meta-analysis
(BioMed Central, 2020-08-26)
Background: The potential role of adjunctive anti-inflammatory therapy to enhance tuberculosis (TB) treatment has recently received increasing interest. There is, therefore, a need to broadly examine current host-directed ...
Effect of female sex work-targeted community-based interventions along the HIV treatment cascade in sub-Saharan Africa : a systematic review protocol
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2020)
Introduction: Female sex workers (FSWs) are a known high-risk group that are at increased risk of HIV transmission due to exposure to multiple sexual partners and inability to negotiate safe sex attributed to challenging ...
Factors associated with antiretroviral treatment failure among people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy in resource-poor settings : a systematic review and meta analysis
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020)
Background: Despite the increase in the number of people accessing antiretroviral therapy (ART), there is limited data regarding treatment failure and its related factors among HIV-positive individuals enrolled in HIV care ...