Global HIV control: is the glass half empty or half full?

JB Nachega, P Musoke, PH Kilmarx, M Gandhi… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
The massive scale-up of HIV treatment and prevention over the past two decades has
resulted in important reductions in new infections and mortality globally. Reduction in HIV …

[HTML][HTML] HIV prevalence ratio of international migrants compared to their native-born counterparts: a systematic review and meta-analysis

D Santoso, SKBM Asfia, MB Mello, RC Baggaley… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background People on the move, including international migrants, may face health
inequities that expose them to a higher risk for HIV than native-born populations. We …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping subnational HIV mortality in six Latin American countries with incomplete vital registration systems

Local Burden of Disease HIV Collaborators ladwyer … - Bmc Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a public health priority in Latin
America. While the burden of HIV is historically concentrated in urban areas and high-risk …

[HTML][HTML] Trends and factors associated with recent HIV testing among women in Haiti: a cross-sectional study using data from nationally representative surveys

F Joseph, D Jean Simon, VC Kondo Tokpovi… - BMC Infectious …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Introduction In the Latin America and Caribbean region, Haiti is one of the countries
with the highest rates of HIV. Therefore, this study examined the factors associated with HIV …

[HTML][HTML] The HIV epidemic in Colombia: spatial and temporal trends analysis

JF Montana, GRON Ferreira, CLF Cunha… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Colombia has the fourth highest incidence rate of HIV/AIDS among all Latin
American countries and it has been increasing since the 1980s. However, the number of …

HIV infection and engagement in the care continuum among migrants and refugees from Venezuela in Colombia: a cross-sectional, biobehavioural survey

AL Wirtz, JR Guillén, M Stevenson, J Ortiz… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Venezuela has experienced substantial human displacement since 2015. To
inform HIV programmes and treatment distribution, we aimed to estimate HIV prevalence …

Exploring feasibility and acceptability of an integrated urban gardens and peer nutritional counselling intervention for people with HIV in the Dominican Republic

A Celeste-Villalvir, A Then-Paulino, G Armenta… - Public Health …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Objective: Food security interventions with people living with HIV (PLHIV) are needed to
improve HIV outcomes. This process evaluation of a pilot intervention involving urban …

PrEP policy implementation gaps and opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean: a scoping review

L Murphy, A Bowra, E Adams… - Therapeutic …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an important tool for HIV prevention in
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Yet, little is known about the PrEP policies …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of social violence on HIV risk for women in Colombia: A concurrent mixed methods study

C Correa-Salazar, A Braverman-Bronstein… - PLOS global public …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Gender, violence, and migration structurally impact health. The Venezuelan humanitarian
crisis comprises the largest transnational migration in the history of the Americas. Colombia …

[HTML][HTML] Fatores associados ao conhecimento e utilização de estratégias de prevenção do HIV entre mulheres trabalhadoras do sexo em 12 cidades brasileiras

AF Kolling, SB Oliveira… - Ciência & Saúde …, 2021 - SciELO Public Health
O objetivo deste artigo é identificar fatores associados ao conhecimento e utilização de
estratégias de prevenção combinada do HIV entre mulheres trabalhadoras do sexo (MTS) …