HIV infection

LG Bekker, C Beyrer, N Mgodi, SR Lewin… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
The AIDS epidemic has been a global public health issue for more than 40 years and has
resulted in~ 40 million deaths. AIDS is caused by the retrovirus, HIV-1, which is transmitted …

Peer education for HIV prevention among high-risk groups: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J He, Y Wang, Z Du, J Liao, N He, Y Hao - BMC infectious diseases, 2020 - Springer
Background Peer education has become a strategy for health promotion among high-risk
groups for HIV infection worldwide. However, the extent to which peer education could have …

[HTML][HTML] Sexually transmitted infections treatment guidelines, 2021

KA Workowski - MMWR. Recommendations and Reports, 2021 - cdc.gov
These guidelines for the treatment of persons who have or are at risk for sexually transmitted
infections (STIs) were updated by CDC after consultation with professionals knowledgeable …

Suicide rates amongst individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds: A systematic review and meta-analysis

MI Troya, MJ Spittal, R Pendrous, G Crowley… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Existing evidence suggests that some individuals from ethnic minority
backgrounds are at increased risk of suicide compared to their majority ethnic counterparts …

Queering global health: an urgent call for LGBT+ affirmative practices

SR Pillay, JM Ntetmen, JA Nel - The Lancet Global Health, 2022 - thelancet.com
This Viewpoint was submitted in response to the call for papers on the theme" What is wrong
with global health?". We answer the question simply: global health under-represents the …

Peak width of skeletonized mean diffusivity: A neuroimaging marker for white matter injury

MC Zanon Zotin, P Yilmaz, L Sveikata, D Schoemaker… - Radiology, 2023 - pubs.rsna.org
A leading cause of white matter (WM) injury in older individuals is cerebral small vessel
disease (SVD). Cerebral SVD is the most prevalent vascular contributor to cognitive …

Critical evaluation of arguments opposing male circumcision: A systematic review

BJ Morris, S Moreton, JN Krieger - Journal of Evidence‐based …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To systematically evaluate evidence against male circumcision (MC). Methods We
searched PubMed, Google Scholar, EMBASE and Cochrane databases. Results Database …

HIV infection and engagement in HIV care cascade among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Kigali, Rwanda: a cross‐sectional study

JO Twahirwa Rwema, CE Lyons… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Given intersecting biological, network and structural risks, men who have sex
with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) consistently have a high burden of HIV …

Systematic review with meta‐analysis: association of Helicobacter pylori infection with gastro‐oesophageal reflux and its complications

M Zamani, S Alizadeh‐Tabari… - Alimentary …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Conflicting results exist on the association between Helicobacter pylori infection
and gastro‐oesophageal reflux (GOR), and its complications, such as erosive oesophagitis …

Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with markers of cerebral small vessel disease in a dose-response manner: a systematic review and meta-analysis

G Lee, L Dharmakulaseelan, RT Muir, C Iskander… - Sleep Medicine …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cerebral small vessel disease manifests on neuroimaging as white matter hyperintensities,
lacunes, cerebral microbleeds, perivascular spaces or subcortical infarcts and is a major …